The plane had taken off as Hawaii was experiencing stormy weather with showers and thunderstorms rolling across the region...Maui was under flash flood warnings, high surf and gale warnings."We are continuing to San Francisco. Everything is under control. Do not be alarmed."The flight continued on its journey and arrived in San Francisco at 9:03 p.m. local time.
That would have hampered recovery efforts if the plane dropped another 775 feet.