Pilots Convicted of Alcohol or Drug-Related Motor Vehicle Offenses or Subject to State Motor Vehicle Administrative Procedure

Airmen DUI/DWI

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Federal Aviation
Administration

Airmen DUI/DWI

(www.faa.gov/news/stay_connected/)

Resources
• Frequently Asked Questions
(www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ash/ash_programs/investigations/airmen_duidwi/airman_faqs/)
• Notification Letter (media/Notification_Letter.doc) (MS Word)
• Reportable DUI/DWI Administrative Actions or Convictions
(www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ash/ash_programs/investigations/airmen_duidwi/duidwi_reporting/)

Medical Correspondence
Questions pertaining to correspondence received from the Civil Aerospace Medical
Institute or medical eligibility must be addressed to their office at (405) 954-4821,
Option 1.

Reporting Requirements
Under 14 CFR 61.15, all pilots must send a Notification Letter
(media/Notification_Letter.doc) (MS Word) to FAA’s Security and Hazardous
Materials Safety Office (AXE-700) (formerly Civil Aviation Security Division (AMC700)) within 60 calendar days of the effective date of an alcohol and/or drug related
conviction or administrative action. In 14 CFR 61.15(c), alcohol and/or drug related
convictions or administrative actions refer to motor vehicle actions (MVA).

Notification Letters
Note: Each event, conviction, or administrative action, requires a separate
Notification Letter. For example, an airman’s driver license may be suspended at the
time of arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol for either:
• Failing a blood/breath test
• Refusing to test
The airman must send a Notification Letter for the suspension, then send a second
Notification Letter if the alcohol and/or drug related offense results in a conviction.
Even though the airman sent two notification letters, FAA views the suspension and
conviction as one alcohol and/or drug related incident.
Send Notification Letters to:
Federal Aviation Administration
Security and Hazardous Materials Safety Office (AXE-700)
P.O. Box 25810
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
or
Fax to: (405) 954-4989
To speed processing, the letter must contain the following information:
• Name, Address, Date of Birth, Certificate Number, Telephone Number

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Type of Violation (conviction and/or administrative action)
Date(s) of Action(s)
State Holding the Record
Driver License Number or State ID Number (if not licensed)
Statement whether this relates to a Previously Reported MVA

History
The DUI/DWI compliance program began in November 1990 by Congressional act.
The final rule published in the Federal Register on August 1, 1990, is Federal
Aviation Regulation 14 CFR Parts 61 and 67 (http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?
sid=fa4c36622684faf9f928e395f3c17502&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title14/14cfrv2_02.tpl) .
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