N3789E — 1978 Piper PA-36-300

Aircraft record

Serial number

36-7960078

Manufacturer

Piper

Model

PA-36-300

Year

1978

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Engine

Lycoming Ti0-540 Ser

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N3789E →

Accident & incident history

1. CEN13LA464Aug 6, 2013Santa Teresa, NMNo injuries

   The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a tree at the completion of an agricultural spray run. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to accept a high level of risk to spray a small field bordered by multiple obstacles and his fatigue due to interrupted sleep the night before the accident.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1978 Piper PA-36-300).

1. Dec 16, 2013deregistered — Zeledon Roger J Dba

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N3789E was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1978 Piper PA-36-300 above.

• until Oct 24, 19501947 Aeronca 7AC (s/n 7AC-7069)

Frequently asked

Has N3789E been in an accident?

Yes. N3789E appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2013.

What kind of aircraft is N3789E?

N3789E is a 1978 Piper PA-36-300 (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 36-7960078.