# NTSB Safety Recommendation P-72-015

**Citation:** P-72-015  
**Type / status:** guidance / guidance  
**Agency:** National Transportation Safety Board  
**Effective:** 1972-03-01  
**Published:** 1972-03-01

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE PHILLIPS PIPE LINE COMPANY: PROVIDE MAPS OF THEIR PIPELINE SYSTEM IN SUFFICIENT DETAIL TO ESTABLISH CLEARLY THE SYSTEM LOCATION WITH REGARD TO THE VARIOUS AFFECTED CIVIL AGENCIES ALONG THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. THESE MAPS SHOULD BE KEPT CURRENT BY THE NOTATIONS OF PIPELINE ADDITIONS OR ROUTE CHANGES AS REQUIRED. SPECIFICALLY RECOMMENDED TO RECEIVE THIS INFORMATION ARE THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS, BOTH C

## Document text

NTSB safety recommendation P-72-015.

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE PHILLIPS PIPE LINE COMPANY: PROVIDE MAPS OF THEIR PIPELINE SYSTEM IN SUFFICIENT DETAIL TO ESTABLISH CLEARLY THE SYSTEM LOCATION WITH REGARD TO THE VARIOUS AFFECTED CIVIL AGENCIES ALONG THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. THESE MAPS SHOULD BE KEPT CURRENT BY THE NOTATIONS OF PIPELINE ADDITIONS OR ROUTE CHANGES AS REQUIRED. SPECIFICALLY RECOMMENDED TO RECEIVE THIS INFORMATION ARE THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS, BOTH CIVIL AND VOLUNTEER, THE STATE, COUNTY AND LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS, AND OTHER AGENCIES CONCERNED WITH HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.

Priority: CLASS II

Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Issued Date: 1972-03-01

Adopted Date: 1972-03-01

Overall Date Closed: 1975-12-30

Synopsis: ON DECEMBER 9, 1970, A RUPTURE OCCURRED IN THE PHILLIPS PIPELINE COMPANY SYSTEM IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSOURI WHICH RELEASED 4,538 BARRELS OF PROPANE. AN EXPLOSION, EQUIVALENT TO 100,000 POUNDS OF TNT, AND A FIRE RESULTED IN EXTENSIVE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHIN A 2 MILE RADIUS. NO FATALITIES OCCURRED, BUT TEN PERSONS SUSTAINED INJURIES.

Ntsbnumber: PLD71XR001

Report Number: PAR-72-01

Addressee Name: Phillips Petroleum Company

Addressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable

Addressee Date Closed: 1975-12-30

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1973-02-02

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: LETTER FROM PHILLIPS: MAPS HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO CIVIL AGENCIES IN THE METROPOLITAN AREAS IN WHICH WE OPERATE.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/P-72-015>
- Source ID: `ntsb-pipeline`
- SHA-256: `87a67d76e8494160f8561cc3a97db3be550e9e04582c3be53b2bb1e92896fd52`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:57:24.741Z
- Exported: 2026-08-25T04:27:35.371Z
- Document slug: `ntsb-recommendation-p-72-015`

### Source metadata

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  "priority": "CLASS II",
  "overallStatus": "Closed - Acceptable Action",
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