# N691WM: 2013 Gilbert Kent G WHIRLYBIRD

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Gilbert Kent G WHIRLYBIRD](https://openairdocs.org/model/gilbert-kent-g-whirlybird) (registry code 05632HJ, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Viking 110](https://openairdocs.org/engine/viking-110) (registry code 63700)
- Serial number: WB2013
- Year built: 2013
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 21, 2013
- Certificate issued: February 13, 2023
- Expires: February 28, 2030
- Mode S code: A9306D
- Registered owner: [Brock Shane R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROCK%20SHANE%20R)
- Location: [Fort Wayne, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Fort%20Wayne)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.0559° N, 85.2998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46814, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=691WM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N691WM

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 (Gilbert Kent G WHIRLYBIRD)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Viking 110)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N691WM.

## NTSB investigations on N691WM not matched to an aircraft (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 CHI91LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA002), Oct 3, 1990: Gulfstream American 690B (N691WM), Willow Springs, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE AIRPLANES ENCOUNTER WITH A STATIC DISCHARGE, TURBULENCE AND A DOWNDRAFT IN THE CLOUDS WHICH WERE ASSOCIATED WITH SEVERE METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N691WM.

## Reports on N691WM not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N691WM, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19901003043989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901003043989A), Oct 3, 1990: Gulstm 690B (N691WM), Willow Springs, MO, Substantial damage. Lightning popped circuit breakers. Lost control. Exceeded vne in spiral. Recovered. Bent wings tail and fuselage.

## 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.

## Related

- Other Gilbert Kent G WHIRLYBIRD aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/gilbert-kent-g-whirlybird/aircraft.md
- The Viking 110 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/viking-110.md

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