Statute treatment: 14 C.F.R. § 61.59

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 29 citation events across 14 distinct cases.

29citations total

14distinct interpreting cases

6distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1976–2018year range

Top 12 leading cases

#1 Eldon C. Hart v. John L. McLucas Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, and National Transportation Safety Board (1976) ca9 80 own cites 5× in case

#2 United States v. Daniel Bruce Bonallo (1988) ca9 71 own cites 1× in case

#3 David John Erickson v. National Transportation Safety Board, and Donald D. Engen, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration (1985) ca8 15 own cites 2× in case

#4 Paul Joseph Janka Michael E. Newman v. Department of Transportation, National Transportation Safety Board Federal Aviation Administration (1991) ca9 39 own cites 1× in case

#5 Donald E. Cassis v. J. Lynn Helms, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration (1984) ca6 12 own cites 2× in case

#6 Michael Huerta v. Jody Ducote (2015) cadc 5 own cites 4× in case

#7 Coghlan v. National Transportation Safety Board (2006) ca11 11 own cites 2× in case

#8 Rafael E. Chirino v. National Transportation Safety Board and Secretary of Transportation (1988) cadc 29 own cites 1× in case

#9 James Kenneth Gallagher v. National Transportation Safety Board and Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration (1992) ca10 17 own cites 1× in case

#10 Edward T. Jeszka v. NTSB (2010) ca11 2 own cites 6× in case

#11 Cooper v. National Transportation Safety Board (2011) cadc 10 own cites 1× in case

#12 McCarthney v. Busey (1992) ca6 20 own cites 1× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.