# N516XL: 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: February 28, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=516XL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N516XL

## Aircraft that carried N516XL

- [Cancelled 2018-02-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N516XL-2018-02-28): Liberty Aerospace LIBERTY XL-2, S/N 0011, built 2006. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Spatial Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPATIAL%20INC), [Merritt Island, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Merritt%20Island)

## NTSB investigations on N516XL (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 ERA14FA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA282), Jun 10, 2014: Liberty Aerospace XL-2 (N516XL), Merritt Island, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilots to maintain airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N516XL (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 20140609009629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140609009629A), Jun 9, 2014: Liberty Aerospace Incorporated LIBERTY XL-2 (N516XL), Merritt Island, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. While the 2 pilots were flying together the pilots and the aircraft obtained an unusual flight attitude and as per several witnessess, the aircraft spun into…

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