# N520XL: 2006 Liberty Aerospace LIBERTY XL-2, registration cancelled 2017-05-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 31, 2017
- 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: 0015
- Year built: 2006
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 7, 2006
- Certificate issued: June 13, 2006
- Last registry action: June 16, 2009
- Mode S code: A68B06
- Owner when cancelled: [Laft LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAFT%20LLC)
- Location: [Helena, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Helena)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 46.5307° N, 112.1994° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59601, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N520XL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=520XL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N520XL-2017-05-31

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 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 (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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