# NTSB Safety Recommendation P-80-067

**Citation:** P-80-067  
**Type / status:** guidance / guidance  
**Agency:** National Transportation Safety Board  
**Effective:** 1980-09-24  
**Published:** 1980-09-24

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE TEXAS PIPELINE COMPANY: NOTIFY THE PIPELINE PATROL OF THE LOCATION OF EXISTING FILLET-WELDED SLEEVES AND INSTRUCT IT TO EXAMINE, DURING PERIODIC PATROLS, THE AREAS AROUND THE SLEEVE INSTALLATIONS FOR SIGNS OF LEAKAGE.

## Document text

NTSB safety recommendation P-80-067.

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE TEXAS PIPELINE COMPANY: NOTIFY THE PIPELINE PATROL OF THE LOCATION OF EXISTING FILLET-WELDED SLEEVES AND INSTRUCT IT TO EXAMINE, DURING PERIODIC PATROLS, THE AREAS AROUND THE SLEEVE INSTALLATIONS FOR SIGNS OF LEAKAGE.

Priority: CLASS II

Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Issued Date: 1980-09-24

Adopted Date: 1980-09-16

Overall Date Closed: 1981-02-11

Synopsis: ON JANUARY 2, 1980, CRUDE OIL LEAKED FROM A FRACTURED 22-INCH PIPELINE AT A LEVEE CROSSING AT BERWICK, LOUISIANA; THE PIPELINE IS OWNED BY THE TEXAS PIPELINE COMPANY AND RUNS BETWEEN HOUMA AND ERATH, LOUISIANA. AT 9:54 A.M., THE CRUDE OIL IGNITED. ONE PERSON WAS KILLED, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED, AND SIX HOMES WERE EITHER DESTROYED OR DAMAGED.

Ntsbnumber: FTW80FP002

Report Number: None

Addressee Name: Texas Pipeline Company

Addressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable

Addressee Date Closed: 1981-02-11

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1980-12-03

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: TEXAS PIPE LINE COMPANY LTR: WE HAVE REVIEWED ALL OF OUR MAIN LINES AND HAVE NOT FOUND ANY LOCATION WHERE A SLEEVE IS SUBJECTED TO ANY UNUSUAL STRESS. WE HAVE INSTRUCTED OUR AIR PATROL PILOTS TO CLOSELY OBSERVE ALL PIPELINE RIGHTS OF WAY FOR SIGNS OF LEAKAGE.

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1981-02-11

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/P-80-067>
- Source ID: `ntsb-pipeline`
- SHA-256: `7951530a5fc5ab40393c0b44e48c057de6635ca63a77d0da2809d3f4d687a3a8`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:57:24.741Z
- Exported: 2026-08-23T19:04:59.390Z
- Document slug: `ntsb-recommendation-p-80-067`

### Source metadata

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  "ntsbNumber": "FTW80FP002",
  "priority": "CLASS II",
  "overallStatus": "Closed - Acceptable Action",
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