Single-engine piston

N540WF

Homebuilt F1 Rocket

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
024
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Fairview, TX
Registration record

N540WF on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt F1 Rocket
Serial
024
Engines
1
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Fairview, TX
Certificate issued
2025-11-05
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2032-11-30
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A6D9E6
Mode S (octal)
51554746
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Team Rocket Lp F1 ROCKET
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-11-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N540WF to the current registrant.
  • 2018-01-24
    N540WF previously assigned to a Homebuilt Glasair III (s/n 001); cancelled.
Overview

About N540WF

N540WF is a Homebuilt F1 Rocket, serial number 024. It is registered to an individual in Fairview, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 5, 2025 and expires on November 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston and 2 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N540WF. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2010-01-13 Accident · Oxford, CT Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · ERA10LA113
Reported aircraft: Foster John Glasair III — a different aircraft that carried the N540WF registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper approach path during visual conditions at dusk, which resulted in an in-flight collision with power lines.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.