# N568XL: Liberty Aerospace LIBERTY XL-2, registration cancelled 2018-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 0053
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 20, 2007
- Last registry action: December 19, 2016
- Mode S code: A746BA
- Location: [Crystal, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Crystal)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0637° N, 93.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55429, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N568XL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=568XL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N568XL-2018-05-30

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 ERA16LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA113), Feb 21, 2016: Liberty Aerospace Liberty XL (N568XL), Orlando, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of the right brake for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to continue the flight after…

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20160220021049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160220021049A), Feb 20, 2016: Liberty Aerospace Incorporated LIBERTY XL-2 (N568XL), Orlando, FL, Substantial damage. On February 20, 2016 a Liberty XL2 registration N568XL, was cleared for takeoff runway 18L at the Orlando International Airport (mco). Pilot experienced a gear…
- [Incident 20070227004419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070227004419I), Feb 27, 2007: Amtr LIBERTYXL2 (N568XL), Ormond Beach, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Upon reaching 1000 feet on initial climbout, the pilot began a right turn and the pilot door blew open. The pilot and instructor returned to the airport…

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