# N550XL: 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: March 11, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=550XL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N550XL

## Aircraft that carried N550XL

- [Cancelled 2015-03-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N550XL-2015-03-11): Liberty Aerospace LIBERTY XL-2, S/N 0039, built 2006. Third renewal notice. Owner: [Laft Asset Management Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAFT%20ASSET%20MANAGEMENT%20INC), [Helena, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Helena)

## NTSB investigations on N550XL (2)

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 NYC07FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07FA196), Aug 19, 2007: Liberty Aerospace XL2 (N550XL), Ormond Beach, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during an attempted go-around.
- [NTSB MIA07IA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07IA052), Feb 21, 2007: Liberty Aerospace XL-2 (N550XL), Ormond Beach, FL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The improper manufacturing of the nose undercarriage leg by the vendor, and the inadequate surveillance of the vendor by the airplane manufacturer.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N550XL (2)

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 20070819832299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070819832299A), Aug 19, 2007: Librty LIBERTYXL2 (N550XL), Ormond Beach, FL, Destroyed. (-23) On August 19, 2007 at approximately 1211 EDT, a liberty XL-2, N550XL, operated by Ormond Beach aviation and piloted by student pilot [privacy data…
- [Incident 20070221004409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070221004409I), Feb 21, 2007: Amtr LIBERTYXL2 (N550XL), Ormond Beach, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On Wednesday 21 feb 2007 at approximately 1100L, N550XL, a liberty XL2 single-engine land airplane operated by Ormond Beach aviation, suffered minor…

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