N3859E is a 1978 Piper PA-36-375. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 1 seat, powered by a Lycoming IO-720 rated at 400 horsepower. Its registration was cancelled in Jun 1978. Its restricted airworthiness certificate was issued in Aug 2008. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
FAA recordRegistered in Lodi, CA in 2001 · deregistered in 1978.
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In a written statement, the pilot reported that he was flying low over a grape vineyard to apply sulfur dust. After making two application runs, he began a third run, and observed that sulfur dust from the previous two runs had drifted into the area through which he would be flying. He continued the run, and lost all visual contact with the ground as the airplane entered the sulfur dust cloud. He felt the left wing hit a grape trellis, which pulled the airplane down and to the left. The airplane traveled 150 yards on top of the grape trellises before stopping inverted on the ground. The pilot indicated that the airplane and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight.
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