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Aircraft crash dorado beach, puerto rico; near shoreline at dorado beach, puerto rico

NOAAORR-8616

issued
2013-06-23 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2013-07-07 00:00Z
self-cancels
2013-07-07 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
18.474, -66.250
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

aircraft crash Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico; near shoreline at Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico.
near shoreline at Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico.
1. small single engine aircraft crashed near shoreline early afternoon 23 June 2013 at Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico. Reported fuel onboard was 30 gallons of 100 octane avgas. PRDNER reports plane is on a reef and pilot was taken to hospital. USCG investigators are enroute to scene. NMFS, PRDNER and USFWS have been notified.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: 100 OCTANE AVGAS. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 30 GALLONS. TAGS: SEARCH + RESCUE.
3. POSITION 18.474N 066.250W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8616: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8616

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