# NTSB Safety Recommendation P-76-065

**Citation:** P-76-065  
**Type / status:** guidance / guidance  
**Agency:** National Transportation Safety Board  
**Effective:** 1976-08-11  
**Published:** 1976-08-11

CLARIFY ITS JURISDICTION WITH RESPECT TO LPG TANKS WHICH ARE CONNECTED TO A PIPELINE SYSTEM THAT TRANSPORTS LPG VAPOR.

## Document text

NTSB safety recommendation P-76-065.

CLARIFY ITS JURISDICTION WITH RESPECT TO LPG TANKS WHICH ARE CONNECTED TO A PIPELINE SYSTEM THAT TRANSPORTS LPG VAPOR.

Priority: CLASS II

Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Issued Date: 1976-08-11

Adopted Date: 1976-07-22

Overall Date Closed: 1979-02-02

Synopsis: ON MARCH 23, 1976, A 1,000-GALLON LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS TANK OWNED BY LEHIGH UTILITIES, INC., RUPTURED IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD OF LEHIGH ACRES, FLORIDA. LIQUID AND VAPORS ESCAPED FROM THE RUPTURES. THE ESCAPING LIQUID VAPORIZED, FORMED A WHITE, FOG-LIKE CLOUD NEAR THE GROUND, AND IGNITED. THE ENSUING FIRE AND EXPLOSION KILLED ONE PERSON, DESTROYED ONE TRUCK, AND DAMAGED ANOTHER.

Ntsbnumber: DCA76FP018

Report Number: None

Addressee Name: RSPA

Addressee Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Addressee Date Closed: 1979-02-02

Addressee Acronym: RSPA

Addressee Organization Type: G-Federal Government

Communication Date: 1976-12-23

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/P-76-065>
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- SHA-256: `75130bd0f66867426e7045b78df935ca619b2cf7c3bf3a1006d83470bbae7356`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:57:24.741Z
- Exported: 2026-08-22T19:21:05.190Z
- Document slug: `ntsb-recommendation-p-76-065`

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