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Pan american airlines flight ll34; san mateo, california

NOAAORR-6298

issued
1985-11-07 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1985-11-21 00:00Z
self-cancels
1985-11-21 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
36.939, -121.921
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Pan American airlines Flight ll34; San Mateo, California.
San Mateo, California.
1. On November 7, 1985, the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office, Alameda, was notified that a Pan American Airlines jet had lost a chunk of its wing 100 miles offshore of California. En route to San Francisco International Airport for an emergency landing, the plane jettisoned about 30,000 gallons of JP 5 fuel over a 25-30 mile stretch approximately five miles off the coast between Santa Cruz and Half Moon Bay. USCG district 11.
2. COMMODITY: JP5 FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 30000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 36.939N 121.921W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6298: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6298

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