# N140TC: 2002 Creekmore Thomas D TEAM ROCKET F-1, registration cancelled 2013-05-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 21, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Creekmore Thomas D TEAM ROCKET F-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/creekmore-thomas-d-team-rocket-f-1) (registry code 056115W)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 030
- Year built: 2002
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Team Inc ROCKET F-1
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 15, 2002
- Certificate issued: September 21, 2001
- Last registry action: September 18, 2007
- Mode S code: A0A45C
- Owner when cancelled: [Creekmore Thomas D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CREEKMORE%20THOMAS%20D)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.7245° N, 95.6400° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77082, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N140TC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=140TC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N140TC-2013-05-21

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Creekmore Thomas D TEAM ROCKET F-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/creekmore-thomas-d-team-rocket-f-1.md

## 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 FTW03LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA061), Dec 20, 2002: Creekmore Team Rocket F-1 (N140TC), Rosenberg, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The in-flight separation of the vertical stabilizer as a result of the builder's failure to install the upper attachment fitting for the vertical fin aft spar.

## 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 20021220034429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021220034429A), Dec 20, 2002: Amtr TEAMROCKETF1 (N140TC), Rosenberg, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (.19) On December 20, 2002, at 1315 central standard time, a creekmore team rocket F-1 experimental homebuilt single-engine airplane, was destroyed when it…

## Other aircraft with N140TC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N140TC): Trevor P Norris CCK-1865, S/N CCK-1865-1053, built 2019

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