On June 29, 1983, a Piper PA-12 (registration N3483M) was involved in an aviation accident near EL Paso, TX. This summary draws on records from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) historical archive.
During touch-and-go landing practice, a pilot flying with a leaned mixture applied full throttle. The engine coughed and sputtered. After advancing the mixture to rich, the aircraft veered right, left the runway, struck a sand dune, and nosed over.
Incident Details
A pilot was practicing touch-and-go landings. The pilot had been operating the aircraft with the mixture control set to a leaned position. Following a landing, the pilot applied full throttle. The engine responded with coughing and sputtering. To address this, the pilot advanced the mixture control to the rich setting. Around the same time, the aircraft began to veer to the right. It departed the runway surface, struck a sand dune, and subsequently nosed over.
The pilot had recently transitioned to flying a tailwheel-equipped aircraft. No other details about the aircraft, location, or any injuries were provided.