Spills · oil

Aircraft crash near point pinos, monterey bay; pacific grove, california

NOAAORR-11040

issued: 2025-07-27 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2025-08-10 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2025-08-10 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: North Pacific Ocean
position: 36.628, -121.941
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Aircraft Crash near Point Pinos, Monterey Bay; Pacific Grove, California.
Pacific Grove, CA, USA.
1. Initial Report: Late on 7/26/2025, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Sector San Francisco contacted the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) regarding the crash of a small aircraft near Point Pinos, Monterey Bay. The location is in or near the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Asilomar State Marine Reserve. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is expected to arrive on-scene later today. The aircraft was a Beechcraft Twin-Engine, with a fuel capacity of up to 180 gallons. An exact location of the crash is currently unknown. USCG requested a fate and trajectory estimate for where oil may be when NTSB arrives on-scene, approximately 18 hours after the crash. USCG July 27, 2025 Press Release: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4256611/coast-guard-partner-agencies-respond-to-plane-crash-near-point-pinos-calif/
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: AVGAS. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 180 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 36.628N 121.940W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 11040: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/11040

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