U.S. Department 

of Transportation 

Federal Aviation 

Administration 

In Reply 

Refer to: AGL-7B 

RECEIVED 

AUG - 8 2014 

HEARING DOCKET 

Great Lakes Region 

2300 E. Devon Ave. 

Des Plaines, IL 60018 

Area Code 84 7/294-7862 

FIRST CLASS MAIL 

August I, 2014 

Hearing Docket, Federal Aviation Administration 

800 Independence Avenue, S.W. 

Washington, DC 20591 

Attn: Hearing Docket Clerk 

Re: John Alan Davis 

FAA Case No.: 2013-GL-13-0038 

Enclosed herewith please find a copy of the Respondent's Request for Hearing, dated July 14,2014, 

which was received by our office on July 16,2014. Also, please find enclosed the original and one copy 

of the Complaint in the above-referenced proceedings. 

The FAA requests that the hearings in these matter be held in Milwaukee, WI, and expects that the 

hearing will last one day. 

Please address all communications for the FAA to the undersigned at: 

Kate Barber, Attorney 

Federal Aviation Administration, AGL-7 

2300 East Devon Avenue 

Des Plaines, IL 60018-4696 

Phone (84 7) 294-7862 

Fax (847) 294-7498 

Email kate. barber@faa.gov 

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Kate Barber 

Attorney 
Enclosures: Request for Hearing 

Complaint 

cc: Respondent (w/copy of Complaint) 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that I have, this date, served the foregoing Complaint by mailing copies, as 

indicated below, via First Class Mail, to the following: 

Original and one copy to: 

One copy to: 

Dated this 1st day of August, 2014. 

Tammy Gardner 

Legal Technician 

FAA, Great Lakes Region 

Hearing Docket 

Federal Aviation Administration 

800 Independence Avenue, S. W. 

Washington, DC 20591 

Attn: Hearing Docket Clerk 

AGC-430, Wilber Wright Building 

Suite 2Wl 000 

John Allen Davis 

12052 116'h St. 

Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

OFFICE OF HEARINGS 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

RECEIVED ---------------------------------------------

IN THE MATTER OF 

John Alan Davis 

FAA DOCKET NO. (not assigned) 

(Civil Penalty Action) 

AUG - 8 2014 

HEARING DOCKET 

DMS NO. (not assigned) 

FAA CASE NO. 2013-GL-13-0038 

COMPLAINT 

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), by counsel, hereby 

files its Complaint, pursuant to Rule 208 of the Rules of Practice (14 

C.F.R. 13.208), and states as follows: 

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1. On July 2, 2014, Respondent was advised through a Final 

Notice of Proposed Civil Penalty that the FAA proposed to assess a 

civil penalty in the amount of $2,200. 

submitted a written request for a hearing 

On July 14, 2014, Respondent 

2. At all times relevant hereto, Respondent was owner of a 

Taylorcraft BL-65 aircraft, registered as N23683. 

3. On or about September 8, 2013, N23683 crashed. 

4. As a result of this aircraft accident, FAA safety 

inspectors from the Milwaukee Flight Standards District Office 

conducted an investigation into the airworthiness of N23683. 
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5. During the investigation, it was discovered that 

maintenance was done on N23683 and the required entries were not made 

in the aircraft maintenance records. 

6. The aircraft maintenance records did not contain the 

maintenance entries for the following maintenance that had been 

performed on N23683: 

a. The removal of the ELT. 

b. Installation of a baggage liner to the aircraft. 

c. The adjustment of the carburetor heat linkage. 

d. Installation of a GPS above the dash of the aircraft. 

7. Respondent did not ensure that maintenance personnel made 

appropriate entries in the aircraft log book nor did you keep the 

required aircraft records. 

II 

By reason of the foregoing facts and circumstances, Respondent 

violated Section(s) 91.405(b) and 91.417 of the Federal Aviation 

Regulations. 

1. Pursuant to Title 49 of the United States Code, Section 

46301 (49 U.S.C. §46301), Respondent is subject to a civil penalty not 

to exceed $1,100 for each violation alleged. 

2. Under the facts and circumstances of this case, a civil 

penalty of $2,200 is appropriate. 

WHEREFORE, the Agency, by counsel, respectfully requests that the 

Administrative Law Judge enter an Order that Respondent be assessed a 

civil penalty in the amount of $2,200. 
Respectfully submitted this lst day of August, 2014. 

Kat· BarlSer 

Attorney 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Great Lakes Region, AGL-7 

2300 East Devon Avenue 

Des Plaines, IL 60018 

(847) 294-7313 

FAX: (847) 294-7498 

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I hereby certify that the foregoing Complaint has been mailed this 

date by Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested, to: 

Original and One Copy: 

One Copy: 

Hearing Docket 

Federal Aviation Administration 

800 Independence Avenue, S. W. 

Washington, DC 20591 

Attn: Hearing Docket Clerk 

AGC-430, Wilber Wright Building 

Suite 2W1000 

John Alan Davis 

12052 116th Street 

Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin 54729 

Dated this 1st day of August, 2014. 

Tammy Gardner 

Legal Technician 

FAA Great Lakes 

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dear clerk, 

john a, davig 

12052116th 

c. f. wi 54729 

i am requmliing a hearing for my final notice of the civil penalty. 

reference AGL -78 2013-GL -13-0038 ··· ·~. 

john a. davi& 

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