# NTSB Safety Recommendation P-76-006

**Citation:** P-76-006  
**Type / status:** guidance / guidance  
**Agency:** National Transportation Safety Board  
**Effective:** 1976-02-29  
**Published:** 1976-02-29

ESTABLISH A PERIODIC SCRAPER PROGRAM AND INSTALL APPROPRIATE HYDROGEN PROBES, TEST COUPONS, RESISTANCE PROBES, OR OTHER TESTING EQUIPMENT AT STRATEGIC LOCATIONS TO IDENTIFY AND LOCATE INTERNAL CORROSION PROBLEMS; EXAMINE THE TEST EQUIPMENT AND ANALYZE THE SCRAPER RESIDUES CAREFULLY AT REGULAR TIME INTERVALS TO MONITOR THE INTERNAL CONDITION OF THE LINES; AND TAKE NECESSARY ACTION TO REPAIR DEFICIENCIES FOUND IN THE P

## Document text

NTSB safety recommendation P-76-006.

ESTABLISH A PERIODIC SCRAPER PROGRAM AND INSTALL APPROPRIATE HYDROGEN PROBES, TEST COUPONS, RESISTANCE PROBES, OR OTHER TESTING EQUIPMENT AT STRATEGIC LOCATIONS TO IDENTIFY AND LOCATE INTERNAL CORROSION PROBLEMS; EXAMINE THE TEST EQUIPMENT AND ANALYZE THE SCRAPER RESIDUES CAREFULLY AT REGULAR TIME INTERVALS TO MONITOR THE INTERNAL CONDITION OF THE LINES; AND TAKE NECESSARY ACTION TO REPAIR DEFICIENCIES FOUND IN THE PIPES AND TO IMPROVE OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES FOR THE PREVENTION OF CORROSION AND HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT. (URGENT)

Priority: CLASS I

Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Issued Date: 1976-02-29

Adopted Date: 1976-02-04

Overall Date Closed: 1977-07-29

Synopsis: ON MAY 21, 1974, A 6-INCH GAS-GATHERING PIPELINE, OWNED BY THE TEXAS OIL AND GAS CORPORATION, RUPTURED AT THE EDGE OF A RURAL ROAD SOUTH OF MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI. THREE VEHICLES ENTERED THE AREA WHICH CONTAINED THE ESCAPING GAS AND STALLED NEAR THE RUPTURE. THE GAS IGNITED, AND FIVE PERSONS DIED AS A RESULT. THREE VEHICLES WERE DESTROYED AND 40 ACRES OF WOODLAND WERE BURNED.

Ntsbnumber: PLD74XR005

Report Number: PAR-76-01

Addressee Name: Texas Oil and Gas Corporation

Addressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable

Addressee Date Closed: 1977-07-29

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/P-76-006>
- Source ID: `ntsb-pipeline`
- SHA-256: `aae90ae963252059bf0952df4d920e2173523b527885bc03cff80568d75a8c30`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:57:24.741Z
- Exported: 2026-08-22T21:41:29.425Z
- Document slug: `ntsb-recommendation-p-76-006`

### Source metadata

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  "safetyRecommendationNumber": "P-76-006",
  "recommendationMode": "Pipeline",
  "topicMode": "Pipeline",
  "ntsbNumber": "PLD74XR005",
  "priority": "CLASS I",
  "overallStatus": "Closed - Acceptable Action",
  "overallStatusAcronym": "CAA",
  "overallDateClosed": "1977-07-29",
  "lastModifiedDate": "2017-09-06",
  "reportNumber": "PAR-76-01",
  "reportUrl": "https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/Pages/PLD74XR005.aspx",
  "transmittalLetterUrl": "http://www.ntsb.gov/safety/safety-recs/recletters/P76_6_9.pdf",
  "addressees": [
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      "addresseeStatusAcronym": "CNLA",
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      "addresseeDetails": []
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