# N516XL: 2006 Liberty Aerospace LIBERTY XL-2, registration cancelled 2018-02-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 28, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Liberty Aerospace LIBERTY XL-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/liberty-aerospace-liberty-xl-2) (registry code 5200000)
- Engine: [Continental IO-240-B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-240-b) (registry code 17177)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A00008DE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A00008DE), [TCDS E7SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E7SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 0011
- Year built: 2006
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 7, 2006
- Certificate issued: February 11, 2013
- Last registry action: February 11, 2013
- Mode S code: A679D1
- Owner when cancelled: [Spatial Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPATIAL%20INC)
- Location: [Merritt Island, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Merritt%20Island)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 28.3204° N, 80.6592° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32952, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N516XL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=516XL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N516XL-2018-02-28

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Liberty Aerospace LIBERTY XL-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/liberty-aerospace-liberty-xl-2.md

## NTSB investigations (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 (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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