# NTSB Safety Recommendation P-72-016

**Citation:** P-72-016  
**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: ESTABLISH A LINE OF COMMUNICATION WITH THE AFFECTED CIVIL AGENCIES AND ALL RESIDENTS ALONG THE PIPELINE RIGHT-OF-WAY, BY SUPPLYING A CARD OR STICKER WITH THE NAMES, ADDRESSES, AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF PIPELINE PERSONNEL TO BE CONTACTED DURING AN EMERGENCY.

## Document text

NTSB safety recommendation P-72-016.

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE PHILLIPS PIPE LINE COMPANY: ESTABLISH A LINE OF COMMUNICATION WITH THE AFFECTED CIVIL AGENCIES AND ALL RESIDENTS ALONG THE PIPELINE RIGHT-OF-WAY, BY SUPPLYING A CARD OR STICKER WITH THE NAMES, ADDRESSES, AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF PIPELINE PERSONNEL TO BE CONTACTED DURING AN EMERGENCY.

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Addressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable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: THE PRACTICE OF ISSUING CARDS WITH NAMES, ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF PIPELINE PERSONNEL TO BE CONTACTED DURING EMERGENCIES HAS BEEN EXPANDED IN ALL AREAS.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/P-72-016>
- Source ID: `ntsb-pipeline`
- SHA-256: `60291a9e1d631b5010130a23dce31ac3800eb08daa2c666fdfcc3b515832d70f`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:57:24.741Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T05:51:34.372Z
- Document slug: `ntsb-recommendation-p-72-016`

### Source metadata

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  "priority": "CLASS II",
  "overallStatus": "Closed - Acceptable Action",
  "overallStatusAcronym": "CAA",
  "overallDateClosed": "1975-12-30",
  "lastModifiedDate": "2016-11-15",
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