# N508XL: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: October 15, 2007
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=508XL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N508XL

## Aircraft that carried N508XL

- [Cancelled 2007-10-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N508XL-2007-10-15): Liberty Aerospace LIBERTY XL-2, S/N 0005, built 2005. Owner: [Liberty Aerospace Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LIBERTY%20AEROSPACE%20INC), [Melbourne, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Melbourne)

## NTSB investigations on N508XL (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA07CA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA020), Nov 21, 2006: Liberty Aerospace XL-2 (N508XL), Melbourne, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's (Dual Student) failure to relinquish control of the airplane when instructed by the certified flight instructor resulting in airspeed not being maintained and an inadvertent stall.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N508XL (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20061121023749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061121023749A), Nov 21, 2006: Amtr LIBERTYXL2 (N508XL), Melbourne, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) The private pilot was receiving a familiarization and check-out flight for the XL-2 model from a company employed certified flight instructor (CFI).…

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