Arnold Del Rio v. National Transportation Safety Board Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration

45 F.3d 435 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Arnold DEL RIO, Petitioner, v. NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD; Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, Respondents. No. 92-70642. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 8, 1994. * Decided Dec. 21, 1994. Before: FLETCHER, THOMPSON and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** OVERVIEW 2 Arnold Del Rio petitions for review of the National Transportation Safety Board's (Board) decision affirming the suspension of his commercial pilot certificate, as ordered by an administrative law judge (ALJ) for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The ALJ found that Del Rio violated sections 91.79(a) and 91.9 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR). See 14 C.F.R. Part 91 (1988). 1 3 Del Rio argues that the ALJ's findings of fact, which the Board adopted as its own, are not supported by substantial evidence. 4 The Board had jurisdiction to hear Del Rio's appeal of the FAA's order suspending…