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
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
