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Charles R. Barnett, Ill 

Barnett & Borth, LLC 

Charles Barnett 

2013-02-19 21:59:58 GMT 

Trans North Aviation, L TO Request for Hearing 

Lake In The Hills Airport (3CK) 

8411 Pyatt Road, Suite 110 

Lake In The Hills, Illinois 60156-9704 

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ATTORNEYS AT LAW 

800 WAUKIWAN RoAD, SUITE 200 • GLENVICW, I LUNOlS 60025-4387 

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Cl!A)lliES R BARNETT, III 

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PADLR BORTH 

.~B i3"@):BARN~TD,_~(.l.AJ, .·C/il'v.l 

Hearing. Do.cket 

Federal AviatiOnAdininistration 

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February 19 ,.20 15 

Via facsimile 202 4TJ3Sl42and 

USCertitiedMait700R i/40 0004 4726 399.5 

Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 

Wilber Wright Building- Suite 2Wl000 

RE: E.EQUEST FO~ HEARING 

AGL•7J 

2012-GL-D3cOOl2 

Please be advisedthat we represent Mr. Ronald J. Schaberg .and Tran.sNorth 

Aviation, LTD intheabovecreferenced.matter. Pl.lrsuantto 14 GFR.§ 13.16, weare 

requesting a hearing. A cov,Y oJth~ FINAL NCHTCEOF PROPOSED CWIL 

PENALTY in the ro.atter ':is .encl0sedfor .yo.ur reference .as wellas an affidavit regarding 

the receipt 6fthe notice. 

I<;iudly inGl'ude .this. offic,; in any coitumulicat1o:ns orcorrespi.))ldeuue c.oncerning 

this matter. If you need any adctitionaLinl'ormation, please contact the undersigned. 

Encl. 

cc: 

Very Truly Yours, 

(/7~~ BARN·. ffi ...•. T_~.T.~. &.·_ ..• ~ .. ·~.0-····.··· ·.· _····.· .· .···L··.c. 

Charles R. Barqctt, III 

Attorney at Law 

JeanetteDabauras, l'sq, (withm.tt end.) 

815-35.6-8.647 ' 8l5-356c7042 fax • Jo11 Free 8QOc578-5512 

LAKE lN THE HILLS AmPOJtr (3CK) • 8411 PYOTT Ro:m, St.:TTI1

: 110 • LAKE lNTHE HiLLS, ILLINOIS 60156-9704 
20"1 3-02-19 :2:2;00:""5 (<3rv1T) 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

F.EDERAL AVIATION ADMINlSRATION 

AFFJDA VJT OF RECEIPT OF FINAL NOTICE OF PROPOSED CIVIL PENALTY 

HAVING COM1~ before the undersigned Notary duly authorized to administer oaths, 

RONALD J. SCHABERG, did state under oath after being properly swom,that the following 

statetnents are true and accurate_. 

1. I am the president of Trans North Aviation, LTD, 

2. The .. <!ddress ofTr;ms North Ayiation, LTD.is P.O. Box 1445, Eagle River, 

Wisconsin. 

3. US Mail is forwarded t 0 my .n;sidence in South Carolina, 

4. I was.ontofstate on business froq!)<!UU<!fY :27'" to Febru<!fY I, 20!3. 

· 5. Prior tomy departl!re, I had received no .correspondence in the preceding month from 

· .. the FAA 

6. · On February2, 2013,l.receiveq .a F'!NAL NOTICE OF PROPOSED CIVIL 

PJ:l:NAl"IY dated January.l5,2013. 

7. l did .. not a<>tborize my attorney to flle a Notice of Appeal prior to my departure 

b!"cau~e. I had, noway ofknowh1g, nor s)l()nld I havt; known that a final notice wu~tld 

h(lve been issued in my absence. 

8. I wish to .file this time appeal based upon my aetual receipt of the FI;NAL NOTICE 

OF PROPOSED CIVIL PENALTY. 

AFFIANT FURTHER ~AYE11l NAUGHT 

Thisj':L._ day of February, 2013, 

President, Trans North Aviation, .LTD. 

Page 11 of2 
State of South Carolina 

Sworn before me this l.5.-d.ay ot)'ebruary, 201.3. 

My Commissi<:m Expires: 

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To 

u:s .. :pepqdii;$Ctt. 

of Transpor:ratlon 

Feder.al- ·Av.(ati.o-H · 

Administrqt!'p_n 

In Reply 

Refeno.: AGL·7J 

20J2.Qb03c0012 

January 15, 2013 

2013-02--19 22:00:25 (GMT) 

CERTlFlED&.REGULAR.MA!L 

MLRonald.J, Sc:i;l~bcrg 

President 

Tral1s. North Aviation LTD 

Eagle River Airport 

PO.Box.J.445 

EagleRi,er, Wl 54521 

18153<"'>67042 Fran--.: Charles Barnett 

'3Te·at-Lakes Hegic.n 

2:3'JO·-E, ·Dev.onAV~. 

Pes P!sins.s, tL ·.600'.1 B· 

Area .Code 847.294.7057 

FINALNOTIGE OF PROPOSED CIVIL PENALTY 

On July 12, i01 .. 2., yo4 were ~qyjse<,l throughaNoticeofPmposed CiviLPenaltythat theTAA 

proposed to assess a civ.il penaltyagainstyou in the amountof$15,000.00. 

li:ftet.consiMration ofall ofthe. available information, and. based dn the ini'orma\ion you 

provided M ~nd ali:er ihe informa:l conference, it.l>as been de!em1ined that: 

1. Tmns Nort\1 Aviation Jrw, (het~ineftet; "'fl:an,s North") now holds and at all times 

mentioned herein he.Jd Air Carrier Certilkate Ni.unber EBFA443D that authririze$ Tr~ns N.o.nh 

to--c:on~;h+\:'t 0:P~rat."iU.I1s nn.de.r_-.p_-~n· LJS. yf,the: f:~Yd~r~fAviation Rcgutation·s-, 

2, At all tirnes mentionei! her~in, WillianiDid.ler, hold.er of Airline Tti1J1sport Pilot 

Ce:r-tifi_cate N-umber :3:.06763:1.,_·\vas:-authoriZc.d to--conduct T-rrinS ·Nor.th'-s:.C6niin.6i·Ci:al.f1ig_ht 

opcratio1Js \lti<lctboth Pmt9l mJdPurt 135. 

3. On Noveml:>¢t28,.20) 1 ,.Mt. l)ldier was the Pilot-in-Command of a Piper, PA-31-ViO. 

N59773, on a Part 135 tlight operated by Trans North from Jessll]J., Wa;ne Co inn;; Airport 

Georgia (KJES), with an intended destination ofCbicago Executive Airport, Wheeling, 

Illinois (KPWK). (the flight) 
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4. The.fligbt en~ed when N59773.cta$hcd.~hort ofChicago Executive Airpor\ iri 

Wheeling, !11\nois. The cr&sh resulted in three fatalitieo;, including two pa~scrigcrs and !Y!r. 

Didier. 

5. ·-l:'r.ans-Nbr.th·as-signed-:Mr. Didier as PilQl,in'""CD-tii-ffiaUd 0flh2 Hl¥-ht on.:N-Ovembcr 28-; 

2 

2011. v:hich did n!Jtprovide for at least i 0 consecutive hours o.frestduring\hc 24'hour<J'eriod 

thatpro¢edecl tiw. p latmed completion time ofthe f1 ight assigm:nen t. 

By reason ofthe facts and cir-curnstan;;e.8-<lescci.bed above,. Trans North violated the following 

Federal Av-iation Reg-uia{ion: 

14 GFR Section 135.267{d), which states that each assignmentmiderparagraph (b) <•f 

this sectiOn tnust·_.prO_·vicle for:.at)_ea:st-10 _con,~_ec.lJtiye-h_qurs.-ofres-t-.d-ud-ngJhe 24-hOtir 

perioo that pr~(;eqe~ the planned completion tirneof the as~ignment. 

In accotc!ance withT1tle 49 qfthe United Slates Code, S.ectiOn .§4630.! or §4630.3 (49 U.S. C. 

§463.0.1 -o-r §4630J)~_ ybll __ are s_il.bjeC:t tD·.a·.chtil penaltY not-to ex.ceed. fo.r .. each v-lcdation-o-fthe 

reguhtions $.U ,.000.00. Therefor~, by ~eason of the foregoing tads and cir(wnstances, we 

propose to assess a civil penalty in the amount. of$ 7,500,00.. 

Within fifteen (15) days after your receipt 6fthis Fiti<+l Notice 0) Proposed Civil Pen~Jty, you 

must.elect to either submit the till\ civil penalty aqJOuht of$7500.00 or req\Je~t)) r<:or.tMtl 

hearing .. If you-fail to.respond·v,dth o'ne o:fthCsC altet.htrdve.s~ :qn :O~:der A_sse$_s(q-g:C.Jvil 

Penalty, ieqLtirihgpayrnentof thU\J.ll amount oftbe proposed civil penalty. will br; issued. 

Should you electt<l submit the civil pena\l)i; please mail or deliver a certified chevl\. dt' money 

m\ler. payable to the Federal Aviation Administnition,. to ihei'ederal Aviation ;.\,d•ninistration 

Oftlce of R¢gion~l Connsel, 2SQO l.;iist Pevon Avenue (AGL-7. Roorn479;, Des )'lainGs, 

Illinois 60018, Please include, on.the certified chcckor money order, the FAA .<;s.se nuniber 

(20l2·GL-03-Q012), v,ihich.isLocal¢4 attl,le top ofthis01<dcr. 

In. tl1c al\ernative; you .rnayj,ayyourci vilpemilty Viith a o.rcdit .. C:ard, or a bank acco.uritdebit. 

over the lntemeL To pay electronically, visi.tthe we\) slte at hund!www.pay.£ov lJndctthe 

Se~rchPtiblk FornJs option, type in ''FC.T,A7!NEl'' Click on "Civil Pen;1lty Paym~nts- Grq>t 

Lakes -J{egjon". You.-mus1: tllen:.cotnpi_ete ·tiie_.r.cq_uest¢d infdtt.1}atit)i) ~nd. dkk "(\:mtinue." 

Youwillthenbe directed to enter your cr.editcard orbankaccountdcbit infonha.tic\n. Tq u~" 

th_e: bax1-k -account debit 1 you \-ViU need yOur bank routing nlllnber, aCCoUnt-number. ancf check 

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Sh\lulci you eleclto reqn(Osl ;>formalhearing, you must file a typewritten or legibly 

h:ll.!dwritren request for hearing with the hearing docket derkat He~rit1g Docket, Federal 

A v iati6n Administradon,. RQO lndependenc¢ AVenue, S. W. ,Washing torr, DC 205 91 , 

Attentio.n: Hearlng . .DocketCierk, AGC-430, Wilber WrightBuilding ·.- Suite2Wl Q()O. You 

must also mail a copy ofyour requestfor hearing to the undersigned attomey .atlhe address· 

provioe.<l.in the previous p;<ragr<~rh. Your r~quest mustbe dated and signed,. in accqrdanr:e 

with Section 13.16 of the Fcderal.Ayiation..Kegu@tions(l4. Cf.R. 13.16), a copy of which 

was senllli )'6u wd:h tb.e ·Notic.e ofProposed Civil Penalty, 

cc: ChaiiesBamett, Ill 

Attorney at L$w 

L;<ke in the Hills Airport{3CK) 

8411 Pyort.Road, Suite lJO 

Lake in the Hills, IL 60156-9704 

By: 

Jefil:ey A Klang 

RG"giort'~l- C~1·l4.1.5.~I 

Aorian.ne Wojcik 

Attorney 

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