# Accident 19830629027419A: Piper PA12, El Paso, TX, June 29, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1983, 17:30 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8001° N, 106.3597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8001&lon=-106.3597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3483M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3483M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 326 total, 5 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA306) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830629027419A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON A TOUCH AND GO LANDING WHEN THE ENGINE HESITATED AFTER POWER APPLICATION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW83LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA306), Jun 29, 1983: Piper PA-12 (N3483M), El Paso, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3483M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19760504011199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760504011199A), May 4, 1976: Piper PA12 (N3483M), Winnemucca, NV, Substantial damage. Collided with sage brush.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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