# N17GK: 2020 GMK Ventures AL18

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [GMK Ventures AL18](https://openairdocs.org/model/gmk-ventures-al18) (registry code 05639GV, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Cont IOX370 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/cont-iox370-series) (registry code 17501)
- Serial number: AL-331
- Year built: 2020
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: American Legend Aircraft Co AL18
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 16, 2020
- Certificate issued: July 8, 2020
- Expires: July 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A11774
- Registered owner: [Gmk Ventures LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GMK%20VENTURES%20LLC)
- Location: [Livingston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Livingston)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 30.7178° N, 94.8172° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77351, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17GK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17GK

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 Cont IOX370 model are included.

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

### Matched by airframe (GMK Ventures AL18)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Cont IOX370 series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## 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 WPR22LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA233), Jun 27, 2022: GMK Ventures AL18 (N17GK), Moab, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a landing attempt, which resulted in a ground loop and collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the absence of an airspeed…

## 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 20220627011389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220627011389A), Jun 27, 2022: Gmk Ventures LLC AL18 (N17GK), Moab, UT, Substantial damage. Narrative/investigation: our office was notified on June 27, 2022 of an airplane accident that occurred on June 27, 2022 at approximately 1350 local time. The…

## 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 N17GK

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N17GK before.

- [Cancelled 2013-04-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17GK-2013-04-11): Bensen Gyrocopter RSB, S/N 24931, built 1971. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Mccoig Ivan B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCOIG%20IVAN%20B), [Warren, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Warren)

## Related

- Other GMK Ventures AL18 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/gmk-ventures-al18/aircraft.md
- The Cont IOX370 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/cont-iox370-series.md

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