CYRIL LAWRENCE, INC. 

• •'A'PROPESSIGNAL LAW CORPORATION 

•;'2l'n-''K " Street 

CYRIL L. LAWRENCE . Merged; California 95340 , '"''IS'^^rcLl'^ 

Board of Legal Specializaiion 

Telephone (309) 383-6854 Facsimile (209) 383-6856 

Email Address: lawofflce@cyrillawrence.com 

June 2, 2011 RECEIVED 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 j\jts \ '^ 2011 

Wilbur Wright Building - Room 2W1000 

800 Independence Avenue, SW 

Washington, DC 20591 

HEARING DOCKEl 

Re: K.S. Aviation, Inc. dba Sierra Academy of Aeronautics 

Notice of Proposed Civil Penalty (14 C.F.R. 13.16) 

CaseNo:2011WP170009 

Our File No: 37-19 t^X^mS -^^01l'b'/&''^"^ 

Gentlemen: 

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This office represents K.S. Aviation, Inc. in cormection with the Final Notice of Proposed 

Civil Penalty, a copy of which is attached, proposing a civil penalty for the violations alleged. 

K.S. Aviation, Inc. hereby requests a hearing in accordance with Subpart G of Part 13 of the 

Federal Aviation Regulations with the understanding that a Complaint will be filed. 1 request 

that the hearing be held in Fresno, California to determine the reasonableness of the proposed 

civil penalty under the facts and circumstances of the infraction under Title 49 U.S.C. section 

46301. 

I am sending this request both to the Federal Aviation Administration at the above 

address, and to the Federal Aviation attorney Lierre M. Green, P.O. Box 92007, Los Angeles, 

California 90009-2007. I request that all future documents ui this case be sent to tlie 

undersigned. 

Very truly yours, 

CYRIL LAWRENCE, INC. 

A Professional Law Corporation 

Cyril L. Lawrence 

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Enclosure 

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U.S. Department 

of Transportation 

Federal Aviation 

AdmlnlGtratjon 

MAY 3 1 2011 

Western-Pacific Region 

Office of the Regional Counsel 

P.O. Box 92007 

Los Angeles, CA 90009-2007 

Telephone: (310)725-7117 

Facsimile: (310)725-6816 

Case No. 2011W? 170009 

CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT RF01 TFSTF.D AND REGULAR _MATL 

President 

K.S. Aviation, Inc. d^/a/ Sierra Academy of Aeronautics 

2305 Jellift Drive 

Atwater,CA 95301 

FINAL NOTICE OF PROPOSED CIVIL PENALTY 

You were advised through a Notice of Proposed Civil Penalty, dated April 20, 2011, ihat the 

Fcideral Aviation Administration proposed to assess a civil penalty in the amount of $30,000.00. 

On May H, 20iU a telephonic informal conference was held betweenihe Respondent, his 

attorney Cyril Lawrence, Aviation Safety Inspectors David Gage and Bjorn Beijens, and the 

luidersigned counsel. 

After considering all the evidence in this matter, xt appears that: 

1. K.S. A-viation, Inc., d/b/a Sierra Academy of Aeronautics, (hereinafter "KS") now, 

and at all times mentioned herein was, the bolder of Air Agency Certific:ate No. 

SRJS020K, authorizing it to operate a pilot school under Part 141 of the Federal 

Aviation Regulations. 

2. At all relevant times, KS was the owner smd operator of a Cessna model 152 aircraft. 

Civil Registration No. N4932P. 

3. Between June L 2009 and February 8, 2011, KS operated N4932P on approximately 

1084 jEIights without an effective U.S. registration certificate issued to its owner. 

By reason of the foregoing facts and circumstances, KS violated the following Section of the 

Federal Aviation Regulations: 

91.203(a)(2), which states that except as provided in § 91 715, no person may 

operate a civil aircraft unless it has Avithin it the following: an effective U.S. 

registration certLficate issued to its o^vner or, for operations within (he United 

States, the second duplicate copy (pink) of the Aircraft Registration Application as 
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K.S. Aviation, Inc. d/b/a/ Sierra Academy of Aeronautics 

provided for in § 47.31(b), or a registration certificate is.'^ued under the laws of a 

foreign country. 

Pursuant to Title 49 U.S.C. section 4630 L you are subject to a civil penalty not to exceed 

SI LOOO.OO for each violation of the Federal Aviation Regulations. 

After reviewing all of the information contained in our investigative file, we propose ro assess a 

civil penalty in the amount of $30,000.00 for the violations alleged. 

Unless you mail or personally deliver, in vvriting, your request for a hearing in this mtuter, on or 

b^ifore 15 days after you received this Final Notice, we v/ill issue an Order Assessing Civil 

Penalty and you will have no fiirther right to a hearing. If you do not submit a written 

request for a hearing, you must pay the proposed civil penally. 

Your request for a hearing must be sent to: (1) For U.S. mail or certified mail - Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW, Washingtoji, DC 20591, Attention: Hearing 

Docket Clerk, AGC^430, Wilbiir Wright Buildijig—Room 2 Wl 000; (2) for commercial 

expedited courier (overnight mail) - Federal Aviation Administration, 600 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Wilbur Wright Building, Suite 2W1000, Washington, DC 20591, Attention: 

Hearing Docket Clerk, AG(%430; (3) a copy MUST be sent to the undersigned FAA attorney in 

the Office of the Regional Counsel, P.O. Box 92007, Los Angeles, CA 90009-2007, i;310) 725-

7J 42. Your request must be dated and signed, in accordance with Section 13.16 of the Federal 

Aviation Regulations, sent to you with the Notice of Proposed Civil Penalty (14 C.F.R. 13.16). 

You may pay the proposed penalty by submitting a certified check or money order payable to the 

"Federal Aviation Administratioia", to FAA/^'IM/^.C, AMZ-310-WP/NM, PC Box 25770, 

Oklahoma City, OK 73125. 

In the alternative, yon may pay your civil penalty with a credit card over the Internet. "~o pay 

electronically, visit the web site at http://www.pay.gov. Under the "Search Public Forms" 

option located on the left side of the page, type FWP-FINEl and press "Go." On the page 

entitled "Search Public Forms," scroll to the bottom of the page and enter "Next Page." CUck on 

"FAA Civil Penalty Payments - 'Westem-Pacific Region," follow the prompts to 

complete the requested information and click "submit" to pay by credit Card. Please advise me of 

the date of any payment made over the Internet. 

NAOMI TSUDA 

Regional Coi 

/ / Lierte M.^^feen 

/ / Anomey 

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