# 14 C.F.R. § 67.409 (2026): Denial of medical certificate

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## Section

- **Citation:** 14 C.F.R. § 67.409 (2026)
- **Heading:** Denial of medical certificate
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 14 CFR: Aeronautics and Space / Chapter I: FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION / Part 67: MEDICAL STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION / Subpart E: Certification Procedures / § 67.409: § 67.409   Denial of medical certificate.

## Text

(a) Any person who is denied a medical certificate by an aviation medical examiner may, within 30 days after the date of the denial, apply in writing to the Federal Air Surgeon, Attention: Manager, Aeromedical Certification Division, AAM-300, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 25082, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73126, for reconsideration of that denial. If the person does not ask for reconsideration during the 30-day period after the date of the denial, he or she is considered to have withdrawn the application for a medical certificate.
(b) The denial of a medical certificate—
(1) By an aviation medical examiner is not a denial by the Administrator under 49 U.S.C. 44703.
(2) By the Federal Air Surgeon is considered to be a denial by the Administrator under 49 U.S.C. 44703.
(3) By the Manager, Aeromedical Certification Division, or a Regional Flight Surgeon is considered to be a denial by the Administrator under 49 U.S.C. 44703 except where the person does not meet the standards of §§ 67.107(b)(3) and (c), 67.109(b), or 67.113(b) and (c); 67.207(b)(3) and (c), 67.209(b), or 67.213(b) and (c); or 67.307(b)(3) and (c), 67.309(b), or 67.313(b) and (c).
(c) Any action taken under § 67.407(c) that wholly or partly reverses the issue of a medical certificate by an aviation medical examiner is the denial of a medical certificate under paragraph (b) of this section.
(d) If the issue of a medical certificate is wholly or partly reversed by the Federal Air Surgeon; the Manager, Aeromedical Certification Division; or a Regional Flight Surgeon, the person holding that certificate shall surrender it, upon request of the FAA.
[Docket 27940, 61 FR 11256, Mar. 19, 1996, as amended by Docket FAA-2022-1355, Amdt. 67-22, 87 FR 75845, Dec. 9, 2022]

## Nearby sections

- [14 C.F.R. § 67.401 (2026) § 67.401   Special issuance of medical certificates.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T14_P67_S67_401.md)
- [14 C.F.R. § 67.405 (2026) § 67.405   Medical examinations: Who may perform?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T14_P67_S67_405.md)
- [14 C.F.R. § 67.407 (2026) § 67.407   Delegation of authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T14_P67_S67_407.md)
- [14 C.F.R. § 67.409 (2026) § 67.409   Denial of medical certificate.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T14_P67_S67_409.md)
- [14 C.F.R. § 67.413 (2026) § 67.413   Medical records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T14_P67_S67_413.md)
- [14 C.F.R. § 67.415 (2026) § 67.415   Return of medical certificate after suspension or revocation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T14_P67_S67_415.md)

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