Single-engine piston

N5491W

2005 Homebuilt Team Rocket F1

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2005
Serial
081
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Salt Lake City, UT
Registration record

N5491W on the FAA register

Type
2005 Homebuilt Team Rocket F1
Serial
081
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Salt Lake City, UT
Certificate issued
2020-09-15
Airworthiness date
2005-04-19
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A6FBEB
Mode S (octal)
51575753
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

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-09-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N5491W to the current registrant.
  • 2011-04-23
    Accident at Heber, UT; damage: substantial.
  • 2005-04-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1970-06-30
    N5491W previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 160 (s/n 28-576); cancelled.
Overview

About N5491W

N5491W is a 2005 Homebuilt Team Rocket F1, serial number 081. It is registered to co-owners in Salt Lake City, Utah. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 15, 2020 and expires on September 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 19, 2005.

N5491W has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2011-04-23 Accident · Heber, UT Damage: Substantial NTSB · WPR11CA206
Reported aircraft: Tew William P Team Rocket F1
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.
1968-10-12 Accident · Lombard,Ill, 13 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3962
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28 — a different aircraft that carried the N5491W registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: T DAMAGE TO BOTH ACFT.
1965-06-05 Accident · Pontiac Ill, 13 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1929
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28 — a different aircraft that carried the N5491W registration before this airframe.

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.