# N29RT: 2003 Tompkins Robert Eugene TANDEM ROCKET, registration cancelled 2015-05-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 19, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Tompkins Robert Eugene TANDEM ROCKET](https://openairdocs.org/model/tompkins-robert-eugene-tandem-rocket) (registry code 05614VC)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: TR001
- Year built: 2003
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 30, 2003
- Certificate issued: September 25, 2002
- Last registry action: January 26, 2010
- Mode S code: A2F4AA
- Owner when cancelled: [Tompkins Robert Eugene](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOMPKINS%20ROBERT%20EUGENE)
- Location: [Le Mars, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Le%20Mars)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.8032° N, 96.1864° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 51031, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29RT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=29RT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29RT-2015-05-19

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Tompkins Robert Eugene TANDEM ROCKET: https://openairdocs.org/model/tompkins-robert-eugene-tandem-rocket.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 CEN11CA667](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA667), Sep 25, 2011: Tompkins Tandem Rocket (N29RT), Lemars, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering.

## 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 20110924023429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110924023429A), Sep 24, 2011: Tompkins Robert Eugene TANDEM ROCKET (N29RT), Le Mars, IA, Destroyed. [privacy data omitted] Departed lemars, Iowa, in his experimental amateur built aircraft and encountered a pilot induced stall shortly after departure. The…

## Other aircraft with N29RT

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29RT): Agustawestland Philadelphia AW139, S/N 41583, built 2023

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