# NTSB Safety Recommendation P-74-042

**Citation:** P-74-042  
**Type / status:** guidance / guidance  
**Agency:** National Transportation Safety Board  
**Effective:** 1974-10-24  
**Published:** 1974-10-24

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS GAS PIPING STANDARDS COMMITTEE: DEVELOP GUIDELINES TO ASSIST PIPELINE OPERATORS IN TRAINING METER READERS AND OTHERS WHO WORK AT CUSTOMERS' PREMISES TO DETECT VEGETATION AREAS THAT MIGHT BE AN INDICATION OF GAS LEAKAGE.

## Document text

NTSB safety recommendation P-74-042.

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS GAS PIPING STANDARDS COMMITTEE: DEVELOP GUIDELINES TO ASSIST PIPELINE OPERATORS IN TRAINING METER READERS AND OTHERS WHO WORK AT CUSTOMERS' PREMISES TO DETECT VEGETATION AREAS THAT MIGHT BE AN INDICATION OF GAS LEAKAGE.

Priority: CLASS II

Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Issued Date: 1974-10-24

Adopted Date: 1974-10-24

Overall Date Closed: 1979-02-06

Synopsis: ON JUNE 23, 1973, A SERIES OF EXPLOSIONS, FOLLOWED BY FIRE, OCCURRED AT 12321 WELLING LANE IN BOWIE, MARYLAND. THREE OCCUPANTS OF THE HOUSE WERE KILLED, AND A FOURTH WAS INJURED; THE HOUSE WAS BADLY DAMAGED. HOUSES IN A FIVE-BLOCK AREA WERE EVACUATED.

Keywords: Training and Education

Ntsbnumber: PLD73XR006

Report Number: PAR-74-05

Addressee Name: American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Addressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable

Addressee Date Closed: 1979-02-06

Addressee Acronym: ASME

Addressee Organization Type: A-Associations

Communication Date: 1978-09-06

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: GUIDE MATERIAL APPENDIX G-11 PROVIDES GUIDELINES FOR LOCATING GAS LEAKS AS RECOMMENDED BY NTSB.

Addressee Acronym: ASME

Addressee Organization Type: A-Associations

Communication Date: 1978-05-01

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/P-74-042>
- Source ID: `ntsb-pipeline`
- SHA-256: `c615af591476aada77a314593c1e5257c16d0f215e50bcf52ac9a8b3ab78f4b2`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:57:24.741Z
- Exported: 2026-08-23T14:51:20.425Z
- Document slug: `ntsb-recommendation-p-74-042`

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