# N540LK: 2014 Escobar Luis E TEAM ROCKETS F1, registration cancelled 2022-03-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 5, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Escobar Luis E TEAM ROCKETS F1](https://openairdocs.org/model/escobar-luis-e-team-rockets-f1) (registry code 05627OT)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540-C4B5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-c4b5) (registry code 41651)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 021
- Year built: 2014
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Team Rocket Lp F1
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 21, 2014
- Certificate issued: November 18, 2008
- Last registry action: December 17, 2019
- Mode S code: A6D8F0
- Owners when cancelled: [Escobar Luis E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ESCOBAR%20LUIS%20E), [Escobar Karen](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ESCOBAR%20KAREN)
- Location: [San Marcos, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Marcos)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 29.8817° N, 97.9848° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78666, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N540LK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=540LK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N540LK-2022-03-05

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Escobar Luis E TEAM ROCKETS F1: https://openairdocs.org/model/escobar-luis-e-team-rockets-f1.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 CEN20LA419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA419), Sep 25, 2020: Team Rockets F1 (N540LK), San Marcos, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The F1 pilot’s failure to see and avoid the lower altitude Cessna while on final approach for landing. Contributing to the accident were the restrictions to pilot visibility inherent to low- and…

## 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 20200924022231A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200924022231A), Sep 24, 2020: Escobar Luis E TEAM ROCKETS F1 (N540LK), San Marcos, TX, Destroyed. Aircraft (a) N108VK - CFI was instructing student mostly on pattern work and landings along with a few other maneuvers that were covered on the way over to…

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