# N145GK: 2011 Vans RV-12

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Vans RV-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12) (registry code 0690009, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572)
- Serial number: 120382
- Year built: 2011
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, operating light-sport kit-built
- Airworthiness date: August 27, 2011
- Certificate issued: February 8, 2017
- Expires: February 28, 2030
- Mode S code: A0B5E3
- Registered owners: [Sigrest Edwin D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIGREST%20EDWIN%20D), [Sterling Janet H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STERLING%20JANET%20H)
- Location: [Bakersfield, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Bakersfield)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1659° N, 119.0459° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93313, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=145GK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N145GK

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Rotax 912ULS model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Vans RV-12)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 912ULS series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N145GK.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N145GK.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N145GK

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N145GK before.

- [Cancelled 1970-09-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N145GK-1970-09-15): Kissel George W BENSEN B-8M, S/N 12345. Owner: [Kissel George W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KISSEL%20GEORGE%20W), [Fuquay Varina, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Fuquay%20Varina)

## Related

- Other Vans RV-12 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 912ULS series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series.md

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