# N520XL: 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: May 31, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=520XL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N520XL

## Aircraft that carried N520XL

- [Cancelled 2017-05-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N520XL-2017-05-31): Liberty Aerospace LIBERTY XL-2, S/N 0015, built 2006. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Laft LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAFT%20LLC), [Helena, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Helena)

## NTSB investigations on N520XL (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 ANC06LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA102), Jul 31, 2006: Liberty XL2 (N520XL), Ormond Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, and failure to maintain minimum airspeed during the subsequent aborted landing, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and impact with terrain. A…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N520XL (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 20060731017079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060731017079A), Jul 31, 2006: Amtr LIBERTYXL2 (N520XL), Ormond Beach, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Student pilot on 2nd solo attempted landing on rwy 35 landed hard and went off runway.

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