Twin turboprop

N491AK

1997 Homebuilt C-23B Sherpa

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
SH3416
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AR
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Win Win Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Wake Forest, NC
Registration record

N491AK on the FAA register

Type
1997 Homebuilt C-23B Sherpa
Serial
SH3416
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AR
Registered owner
Win Win Aviation Inc
Wake Forest, NC
Certificate issued
2022-08-05
Airworthiness date
2015-09-15
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A613D9
Mode S (octal)
51411731
Seats (type)
30
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-08-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N491AK.
  • 2015-09-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1997
    Manufactured (1997).
Overview

About N491AK

N491AK is a 1997 Homebuilt C-23B Sherpa, serial number SH3416. The FAA register lists Win Win Aviation Inc as the registrant in Wake Forest, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 5, 2022 and expires on August 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AR engines and 30 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated September 15, 2015.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N491AK.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N491AK.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.