# N512RK: 2015 Kirkpatrick Ray M VANS RV6

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Kirkpatrick Ray M VANS RV6](https://openairdocs.org/model/kirkpatrick-ray-m-vans-rv6) (registry code 05617IS, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 21453
- Year built: 2015
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-6
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 11, 2016
- Certificate issued: July 27, 2016
- Expires: July 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A66A5E
- Owner type: Individual
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=512RK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N512RK

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.

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

### Matched by airframe (Kirkpatrick Ray M VANS RV6)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N512RK.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N512RK.

## 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 N512RK

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N512RK before.

- [Cancelled 1991-01-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N512RK-1991-01-23): Real Kit Building Center RANS S-12, S/N 1290037. Owner: [Real Kit Building Center](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REAL%20KIT%20BUILDING%20CENTER), [Edgewater, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Edgewater)

## Related

- Other Kirkpatrick Ray M VANS RV6 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/kirkpatrick-ray-m-vans-rv6/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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