# N552XL: 2006 Liberty Aerospace LIBERTY XL-2, registration cancelled 2023-09-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 25, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Liberty Aerospace LIBERTY XL-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/liberty-aerospace-liberty-xl-2) (registry code 5200000)
- Engine: [Continental IOF-240-B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-iof-240-b) (registry code 17168)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A00008DE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A00008DE), [TCDS E7SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E7SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 0042
- Year built: 2006
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: February 25, 2022
- Certificate issued: January 4, 2007
- Last registry action: August 11, 2023
- Mode S code: A708F1
- Owners when cancelled: [Gaumer John R Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GAUMER%20JOHN%20R%20JR), [Gaumer Laura T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GAUMER%20LAURA%20T)
- Location: [Joshua Tree, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Joshua%20Tree)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1480° N, 116.2842° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92252, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N552XL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=552XL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N552XL-2023-09-25

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 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 (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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