# N613LD: Mark Marino BENOIST TYPE XIV

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mark Marino BENOIST TYPE XIV](https://openairdocs.org/model/mark-marino-benoist-type-xiv) (registry code 05632D3, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 43
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 27, 2013
- Certificate issued: June 8, 2021
- Expires: June 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A7FAE1
- Registered owner: [Eaa Aviation Foundation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EAA%20AVIATION%20FOUNDATION%20INC)
- Location: [Oshkosh, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Oshkosh)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.0232° N, 88.5623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oshkosh, WI, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=613LD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N613LD

From the FAA registry file of October 22, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Mark Marino BENOIST TYPE XIV)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## 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 CEN13LA418](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA418), Jul 16, 2013: Marino Benoist Type XIV (N613LD), Duluth, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the seaplane during its initial flight test. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's overall lack of flight experience in the seaplane.

## 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 20130716011739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130716011739A), Jul 16, 2013: Mark Marino BENOIST TYPE XIV (N613LD), Duluth, MN, Substantial damage. Building of aircraft was recently completed by the pilot with assistance from a small group of associates. The aircraft was issued an initial special…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Mark Marino BENOIST TYPE XIV aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/mark-marino-benoist-type-xiv/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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