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N552XL

N552XL is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Liberty Aerospace Incorporated LIBERTY XL-2 built in 2006. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 25, 2023. The last status on file was "valid registration".

N552XL is reserved by a private party since September 25, 2023. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.

Liberty Aerospace Incorporated LIBERTY XL-2 cancelled September 25, 2023

Serial number
0042
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
2006
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
January 4, 2007
Last FAA action
August 11, 2023
Last owner
Gaumer John R JR (Co-owned)
Joshua Tree, CA
Airworthiness
Experimental · Exhibition

NTSB accident and incident record under N552XL

WPR22LA116Accident on March 2, 2022 at Las Cruces, NM: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Liberty Aerospace Incorporated LIBERTY XL-2 · serial 0042

The airplane’s inability to climb during takeoff due to a degradation of engine performance due to high density altitude. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to continue the takeoff.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site