N3789E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-36-300 built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 16, 2013. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Piper PA-36-300 cancelled December 16, 2013
- Serial number
- 36-7960078
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1978
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- August 15, 2008
- Last FAA action
- June 8, 2012
- Last owner
- Zeledon Roger J DBA (Individual)
San Miguel, NM - Airworthiness
- Restricted · Agriculture and pest control
Aeronca 7AC cancelled October 24, 1950
- Serial number
- 7AC-7069
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1947
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- July 16, 1947
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Krantz Aeronautical (Corporation)
Erie, PA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N3789E
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-36-300 · serial 36-7960078
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.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site