# NTSB Safety Recommendation P-74-057

**Citation:** P-74-057  
**Type / status:** guidance / guidance  
**Agency:** National Transportation Safety Board  
**Effective:** 1974-11-11  
**Published:** 1974-11-11

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE OFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REQUIRE THE MID AMERICA PIPE LINE COMPANY TO: INITIATE A PROGRAM FOR A MORE SPECIFIC INSPECTION AND REPAIR PROGRAM OF THE PIPELINE SYSTEM PRESSURE RECORDING DEVICES UNDER 49 CFR 195.402 SO THAT THEY WILL OPERATE AS DESIGNED AND INTENDED IN A MORE RELIABLE FASHION.

## Document text

NTSB safety recommendation P-74-057.

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE OFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REQUIRE THE MID AMERICA PIPE LINE COMPANY TO: INITIATE A PROGRAM FOR A MORE SPECIFIC INSPECTION AND REPAIR PROGRAM OF THE PIPELINE SYSTEM PRESSURE RECORDING DEVICES UNDER 49 CFR 195.402 SO THAT THEY WILL OPERATE AS DESIGNED AND INTENDED IN A MORE RELIABLE FASHION.

Priority: CLASS II

Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Issued Date: 1974-11-11

Adopted Date: 1974-11-11

Overall Date Closed: 1978-12-12

Synopsis: ON DECEMBER 6, 1973, A PIPELINE RUPTURED IN A RURAL AREA IN KANSAS, AND RELEASED 2,138 BARRELS OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA, A VOLATILE, TOXIC MATERIAL. TWO PERSONS WHO HAD DRIVEN THROUGH THE AMMONIA VAPORS WERE HOSPITALIZED WITH BURNS TO THE EYES, NOSE, THROAT, AND LUNGS.

Ntsbnumber: PLD74XR002

Report Number: PAR-74-06

Addressee Name: RSPA

Addressee Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Addressee Date Closed: 1978-12-12

Addressee Acronym: RSPA

Addressee Organization Type: G-Federal Government

Communication Date: 1975-01-21

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: MEMO FROM OFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY: THE RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE APPROPRIATE NOTICES OF PROPOSED RULE MAKING THAT ARE ISSUED FOR THE PLANNED REVISION OF PART 195. 8/4/78 - LETTER FROM MAPCO STATING THAT A PROGRAM FOR MORE FREQUENT INSPECTION OF CONTROL EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN INITIATED AND A CONCERTED EFFORT IS BEING MADE TO KEEP THE EQUIPMENT OPERATIVE AT ALL TIMES. THE PRESSURE RECORDER NOW USES PRESSURE SENSITIVE PAPER INSTEAD OF INK.

Addressee Acronym: RSPA

Addressee Organization Type: G-Federal Government

Communication Date: 1978-12-12

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/P-74-057>
- Source ID: `ntsb-pipeline`
- SHA-256: `30c79249f5038ea62f4fd8f013dc55e1b51476656f8862d2688fe7270ac181dc`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:57:24.741Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T13:18:40.137Z
- Document slug: `ntsb-recommendation-p-74-057`

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