# NTSB Safety Recommendation P-78-044

**Citation:** P-78-044  
**Type / status:** guidance / guidance  
**Agency:** National Transportation Safety Board  
**Effective:** 1978-07-31  
**Published:** 1978-07-31

AMEND 49 CFR 192.741 TO REQUIRE THAT PIPELINE MONITORING EQUIPMENT BE INSTALLED ON SINGLE-GATE PRESSURE REGULATING DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND THE INFORMATION BE TRANSMITTED TO A CONTINUOUSLY MANNED LOCATION.

## Document text

NTSB safety recommendation P-78-044.

AMEND 49 CFR 192.741 TO REQUIRE THAT PIPELINE MONITORING EQUIPMENT BE INSTALLED ON SINGLE-GATE PRESSURE REGULATING DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND THE INFORMATION BE TRANSMITTED TO A CONTINUOUSLY MANNED LOCATION.

Priority: CLASS III

Overall Status: Closed - Unacceptable Action

Issued Date: 1978-07-31

Adopted Date: 1978-07-14

Overall Date Closed: 1985-09-03

Synopsis: ON JULY 30, 1977, A LOW-ORDER EXPLOSION FOLLOWED BY FIRE DESTROYED A HOUSE IN CHEROKEE, ALABAMA. ONE PERSON IN THE HOUSE SUFFERED THIRD-DEGREE BURNS, WAS HOSPITALIZED, AND DIED.

Ntsbnumber: DCA77FP028

Report Number: None

Addressee Name: RSPA

Addressee Status: Closed - Unacceptable Action

Addressee Date Closed: 1985-09-03

Addressee Acronym: RSPA

Addressee Organization Type: G-Federal Government

Communication Date: 1985-09-03

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Addressee Acronym: RSPA

Addressee Organization Type: G-Federal Government

Communication Date: 1980-04-04

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Addressee Acronym: RSPA

Addressee Organization Type: G-Federal Government

Communication Date: 1980-01-28

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Addressee Acronym: RSPA

Addressee Organization Type: G-Federal Government

Communication Date: 1983-03-21

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/P-78-044>
- Source ID: `ntsb-pipeline`
- SHA-256: `176b32ebe98f627bc5058f8831e07f35fe3e3e9beda770130569ee0effb52dc4`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:57:24.741Z
- Exported: 2026-08-25T03:21:18.510Z
- Document slug: `ntsb-recommendation-p-78-044`

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