# N3789E: 1978 Piper PA-36-300, registration cancelled 2013-12-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 16, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-36-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-300) (registry code 7103612)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 36-7960078
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Certificate issued: August 15, 2008
- Last registry action: June 8, 2012
- Mode S code: A4551B
- Owners when cancelled: [Zeledon Roger J DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZELEDON%20ROGER%20J%20DBA), [Valley Ag Aerial Services](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VALLEY%20AG%20AERIAL%20SERVICES)
- Location: [San Miguel, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/San%20Miguel)
- Physical address: [La Mesa, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/La%20Mesa)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.1535° N, 106.7268° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Miguel, NM, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3789E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3789E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3789E-2013-12-16

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper PA-36-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-300.md

## NTSB investigations (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 CEN13LA464](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA464), Aug 6, 2013: Piper PA-36-300 (N3789E), Santa Teresa, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: 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…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Accident 20130806013589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130806013589A), Aug 6, 2013: Piper PA-36-300 (N3789E), Santa Teresa, NM, Substantial damage. On August 6, 2013 at 0856 MDT, a Piper, PA-36-300 N3789E registered to zeldon roger j collided with a tree near Santa Teresa, new Mexico, while performing…
- [Incident 19810316019339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810316019339I), Mar 16, 1981: Piper PA36285 (N3789E), Byers, TX, Minor damage. Forced landing due to engine failure. Piston failure.

## Other aircraft with N3789E

- [Cancelled 1950-10-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3789E-1950-10-24): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-7069, built 1947. Owner: [Krantz Aeronautical](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KRANTZ%20AERONAUTICAL), [Erie, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Erie)

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