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| Date: | Wednesday 29 June 1983 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-12 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3483M |
| MSN: | 12-2339 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1782 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-230-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | El Paso, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH-&-GO LANDINGS & STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN FLYING WITH THE MIXTURE LEANED. AFTER A LANDING, HE APPLIED FULL THROTTLE, BUT THE ENG COUGHED & SPUTTERED. HE THEN ADVANCE THE MIXTURE TO RICH TO CORRECT THE SITUATION. AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME, THE ACFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT, WENT OFF THE RWY, CONTACTED A SAND DUNE & NOSED OVER. THE PLT HAD JUST TRANSITIONED TO TAILWHEEL EQUIPPED ACFT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW83LA306
History of this aircraft
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| 6 January 2025 | N3483M | Private | 0 | near Monument, CO | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Apr-2024 04:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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