# NTSB Safety Recommendation P-80-056

**Citation:** P-80-056  
**Type / status:** guidance / guidance  
**Agency:** National Transportation Safety Board  
**Effective:** 1980-06-23  
**Published:** 1980-06-23

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE COLUMBIA GAS OF VIRGINIA, INC.: UPDATE ITS CARD RECORDS AND MAPS FOR THE GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IN THE STANARDSVILLE, VIRGINIA, AREA TO COINCIDE WITH THE ACTUAL LOCATIONS OF THE AREA'S GAS FACILITIES.

## Document text

NTSB safety recommendation P-80-056.

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE COLUMBIA GAS OF VIRGINIA, INC.: UPDATE ITS CARD RECORDS AND MAPS FOR THE GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IN THE STANARDSVILLE, VIRGINIA, AREA TO COINCIDE WITH THE ACTUAL LOCATIONS OF THE AREA'S GAS FACILITIES.

Priority: CLASS II

Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Issued Date: 1980-06-23

Adopted Date: 1980-06-10

Overall Date Closed: 1981-12-09

Synopsis: ON OCTOBER 24, 1979, AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE DESTROYED THE GREENE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE BUILDING AND THE ADJOINING GREENE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, GUTTED A CONNECTING BUILDING WHICH WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, AND DAMAGED NEARBY BUILDINGS IN STANARDSVILLE, VIRGINIA. THIRTEEN PERSONS WERE INJURED AND THE PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS EXTENSIVE.

Probable Cause: None

Ntsbnumber: DCA80MP003

Report Number: PAR-80-03

Addressee Name: NiSource, Inc. (formerly Columbia Gas)

Addressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable

Addressee Date Closed: 1981-12-09

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1980-09-09

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: COLUMBIA GAS OF VIRGINIA, INC. LTR: COLUMBIA EMPHASIZES THAT THE DIFFERENCE IN RECORDS WAS NOT A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT. THE COMPANY, HOWEVER, WILL NOT BE SATISFIED WITH INCORRECT RECORDS. IN 1976, COLUMBIA BEGAN A PROGRAM OF REMAPPING THE ENTIRE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM ONTO THE UNIVERSAL TRANSVERSE MERICATER (UTM) MAP GRID SYSTEM. THE REMAPPING OF THE CITY OF STANDARDSVILLE HAS RECENTLY BEEN COMPLETED. THE RELATED CARD RECORDS ARE BEING REVIEWED AND UPDATED AS APPROPRIATE. COLUMBIA'S CURRENT PROCEDURES REQUIRE THAT MAPS AND RELATED CARD RECORDS BE UPDATED TO REFLECT ANY CHANGE IN THE PHYSICAL PLANT.

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1981-09-25

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: COLUMBIA GAS OF VIRGINIA, INC., LTR: THE REVIEW AND UPDATING OF THE SERVICE LINE CARD RECORDS IN STANDARDSVILLE, VIRGINIA, HAS BEEN COMPLETED AS OF MAY 1, 1981.

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1980-12-19

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1981-12-09

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/P-80-056>
- Source ID: `ntsb-pipeline`
- SHA-256: `3c6dc7a0b8b36d5f2f337f39a2a8dd959bdf592b0184785e5c69894984277204`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:57:24.741Z
- Exported: 2026-08-23T19:16:38.128Z
- Document slug: `ntsb-recommendation-p-80-056`

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