Spills
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
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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- 1900 CA-1, moss landing, ca 95039, USA2026-08-30
- 32CC+C7 inverness, ca, USA2026-08-21
- J444+RW monterey, ca, USA2026-08-13
- 1809 sunset dr, pacific grove, ca 93950, USA2026-08-07
- R685+56 moss landing, ca, USA2026-08-07
- 841 w brannan island rd, isleton, ca 95641, USA2026-07-31
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- 1900 CA-1, moss landing, ca 95039, USASpills · 10 nm
- 32CC+C7 inverness, ca, USASpills · 84.6 nm
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