# N552XL: 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: September 25, 2023
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=552XL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N552XL

## Aircraft that carried N552XL

- [Cancelled 2023-09-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N552XL-2023-09-25): Liberty Aerospace LIBERTY XL-2, S/N 0042, built 2006. Owner: [Gaumer John R Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GAUMER%20JOHN%20R%20JR), [Joshua Tree, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Joshua%20Tree)

## NTSB investigations on N552XL (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 WPR22LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA116), Mar 2, 2022: Liberty Aerospace Liberty XL-2 (N552XL), Las Cruces, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: 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.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N552XL (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 20220302003079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220302003079A), Mar 2, 2022: Liberty Aerospace Incorporated LIBERTY XL-2 (N552XL), Las Cruces, NM, Substantial damage. On March 02, 2022, about 1715 MST, a Liberty XL2, N552XL, [privacy data omitted]was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident at the Las…

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