# NTSB Accident FTW03LA061
> **Creekmore Team Rocket F-1** · 2002-12-20 · Rosenberg, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW03LA061
- **Event ID:** 20021230X05645
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-12-20
- **Location:** Rosenberg, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.524444, -95.775276
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Creekmore
- **Model:** Team Rocket F-1
- **Registration:** N140TC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## 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.

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