# DB Aerocopter AK1-3

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05634Q2
- Manufacturer (registry): DB AEROCOPTER LTD
- Model: AK1-3
- Aircraft type: Rotorcraft
- Category: Rotorcraft
- Engines: 1 · 4 cycle
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 2
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/db-aerocopter-ak1-3

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft (2)

- [N163AK](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N163AK): [Scheller James I](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHELLER%20JAMES%20I), [Powell Butte, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Powell%20Butte), built 2022, S/N 0097
- [N451WB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N451WB): [Stenson Ryan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STENSON%20RYAN), [Newton, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/Newton), S/N 0109

## 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 WPR25FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25FA156), May 17, 2025: DB Aerocopter AK1-3 (N163AK), Prineville, OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 20250517006079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250517006079A), May 17, 2025: Db Aerocopter Ltd AK1-3 (N163AK), Prineville, OR, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On may 17th, 2025 at 1335 hours, helicopter was flying in the traffic patern at mid field on right downwind for runway 29. The helicopter in level flight yawed…

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