Piper PA28R N8583N

Summary

On 1 April 2026 at about 20:50 local time, a Piper PA28R registered N8583N, operated by Skyborne Airline Academy Inc, was involved in an accident near Fellsmere, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 April 2026 at 20:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Fellsmere, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Vero Beach Regional Airport (VRB)

Coordinates

27.5200, -80.5500

Aircraft

Piper PA28R

Registration

N8583N

Category

Airplane

Year built

2016

Engines

4

Operator

Skyborne Airline Academy Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Vero Beach → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA26LA161

Nobody was injured.

An in-flight collision with a bird while descending to land at an airport.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that while returning to the airport from a lesson, both he and the student saw a medium-sized bird at their 12 o’clock position. The airplane was descending through 1,400 feet mean sea level when the bird dove into their flight path, impacting the left wing’s leading edge. The student continued to the airport as the pilot flying and landed without further incident. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed the left wing had been substantially damaged.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.