Spills · oil

Arcata bay, eureka, ca

Small Plane Crash; Arcata Bay, Eureka, Ca · NOAAORR-10042

issued
2020-02-06 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2020-02-20 00:00Z
self-cancels
2020-02-20 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
40.824, -124.142
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Small plane crash; Arcata Bay, Eureka, CA.
Arcata Bay, Eureka, CA.
1. On February 6, 2020, a small plane crashed into Arcata Bay near Eureka, CA. The pilot was rescued with no injuries. 195 gallons of aviation fuel were reported to be on board, but no release was observed until later that afternoon. Containment boom has been deployed, but wing tanks are difficult to access for pollutant removal. USCG MSD Humboldt Bay contacted their NOAA SSC with an initial report and to request information regarding potential fuel exposure to nearby shellfish aquaculture site, roughly 0.5 NM away. Subsequently, ERD has been providing oil fate/transport/mixing information to the state authorities responsible for fishery closures during oil spills.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: AVIATION FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 195 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 40.824N 124.142W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10042: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10042

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