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Point mugu nas, ca

Re-fueling Plane Crash; Point Mugu Nas, Ca · NOAAORR-8320

issued: 2011-05-19 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2011-06-02 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2011-06-02 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: North Pacific Ocean
position: 34.108, -119.133
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

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Re-fueling plane crash; Point Mugu NAS, CA.
Point Mugu NAS, CA.
1. At approximately 1700hrs on 18MAY2011 a Boeing 707 military refueling airplane crashed at the end of the runway at Naval Air Station Point Mugu. All crewmembers survived and the aircraft burned for a number of hours. Initial reports indicated that none of the approx 25,000 gallons of JP-8 jet fuel on-board had reached the Ocean. The next morning it became apparent that some of the JP-8 had entered the marsh area adjacent to the crash site and at 0830hrs on 19MAY2011 product was observed in the tidal channel under L Avenue (approx 1/3 mile from crash site). Navy Region Southwest and USCG MSD Santa Barbara contacted the NOAA SSC to request information on oil persistence in the marsh complex and trajectory support.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: JP-8 JET FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 25000 GALLONS. TAGS: SEARCH + RESCUE.
3. POSITION 34.108N 119.133W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8320: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8320

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