Piston helicopter

N828X

Homebuilt DB-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
1
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Rotorway RW152
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Jasper, FL
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Registration record

N828X on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt DB-1
Serial
1
Engines
Rotorway RW152
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Jasper, FL
Certificate issued
2017-12-05
Airworthiness date
1994-03-02
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AB50A0
Mode S (octal)
52650240
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-12-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N828X.
  • 1994-03-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N828X

N828X is a Homebuilt DB-1, serial number 1. It is registered to an individual in Jasper, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 5, 2017 and expires on December 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Rotorway RW152 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated March 2, 1994.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N828X. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2012-12-13 Accident · Mayland, TN Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · ERA13LA087
Reported aircraft: Rotorway DB-1 — a different aircraft that carried the N828X registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to maintain helicopter control following a high-side governor failure for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examination.

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.