Jesus John Hernandez v. National Transportation Safety Board, Federal Aviation Administration

TACHA, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, Jesus John Hernandez, appeals the National Transportation Safety Board’s (“NTSB”) reinstatement on appeal of the decision of the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) revoking his Commercial Pilot Certificate. We exercise jurisdiction pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §§ 1486(a) and 1903(d) and affirm. 1

I. Background

From 1982 to 1986, Mr. Hernandez was convicted of several drug-related offenses. As a result of these convictions, on September 21,1987, the FAA Administrator revoked Mr. Hernandez’s Commercial Pilot Certificate (“certificate”). After…