Michael L. Holmes v. National Transportation Safety Board Federal Aviation Administration

9 F.3d 1551 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Michael L. HOLMES, Petitioner, v. NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD; Federal Aviation Administration, Respondents. No. 92-70462. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 2, 1993. * Decided Nov. 5, 1993. Before: CHOY, CANBY and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Michael L. Holmes appeals from an order of the National Transportation Safety Board ("NTSB") suspending his airline transport pilot certificate for 60 days. We have jurisdiction under 49 U.S.C. app. § 1486, and we affirm. 3 The Federal Aviation Administration initially suspended Holmes' pilot certificate for 180 days because it found that Holmes had operated a helicopter in violation of Federal Aviation Regulations ("FAR"). After Holmes appealed to the NTSB, the suspension period was reduced to 60 days. The NTSB administrative law judge ("ALJ") held an evidentiary hearing and concluded that the record supported the…