Thursday, August 13, 2026

Piper PA-28-161 Warrior III, N8572Z, incident occurred on August 4, 2026, at Vero Beach Regional Airport (VRB/KVRB), Vero Beach, Florida

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this writing will be corrected when/if the NTSB preliminary report is released.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N8572Z

- History of Flight:
On August 4, 2026, at about 0928 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 Warrior III, N8572Z, registered to and being operated by Skyborne Airline Academy Inc, sustained unknown damage when it was on the ramp during start-up when the engine caught fire and ARFF extinguished the fire. The pilot was not injured. The airplane continued operations out of the airport on August 7th.

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