# NTSB Safety Recommendation P-86-009

**Citation:** P-86-009  
**Type / status:** guidance / guidance  
**Agency:** National Transportation Safety Board  
**Effective:** 1986-04-17  
**Published:** 1986-04-17

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE CONTINENTAL PIPE LINE COMPANY: THROUGH THE USE OF JOB/TASK AND OTHER SAFETY ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES, DEVELOP AND ISSUE WRITTEN PROCEDURES WHICH, AT A MINIMUM, INCLUDE INSPECTIONS TO BE PERFORMED BEFORE RAISING PIPELINES FROM THEIR FOUNDATIONS AND PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED FOR SAFELY RAISING PIPELINES DURING THESE PROJECTS.

## Document text

NTSB safety recommendation P-86-009.

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE CONTINENTAL PIPE LINE COMPANY: THROUGH THE USE OF JOB/TASK AND OTHER SAFETY ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES, DEVELOP AND ISSUE WRITTEN PROCEDURES WHICH, AT A MINIMUM, INCLUDE INSPECTIONS TO BE PERFORMED BEFORE RAISING PIPELINES FROM THEIR FOUNDATIONS AND PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED FOR SAFELY RAISING PIPELINES DURING THESE PROJECTS.

Priority: CLASS II

Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Issued Date: 1986-04-17

Adopted Date: 1986-03-18

Overall Date Closed: 1989-07-12

Synopsis: ABOUT 10:30 A.M. ON JULY 23, 1985, IN A RURAL AREA ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTH OF KAYCEE, WYOMING, A GIRTH WELD CRACKED DURING A PIPELINE RECOATING PROJECT ON A 23-YEAR-OLD, 8-INCH DIAMETER PIPELINE OWNED BY THE CONTINENTAL PIPE LINE COMPANY. THE CRACKED GIRTH WELD ALLOWED THE RELEASE, ATOMIZATION, AND IGNITION OF AIRCRAFT TURBINE FUEL UNDER 430 POUNDS PRESSURE, KILLING ONE PERSON, BURNING SIX PERSONS, DESTROYING CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT, AND SHUTTING DOWN THE PIPELINE. DAMAGE WAS ESTIMATED AT MORE THAN $128,000.

Probable Cause: None

Ntsbnumber: DCA85FP016

Report Number: PAR-86-01

Addressee Name: Continental Pipeline Company

Addressee Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Addressee Date Closed: 1989-07-12

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1988-12-27

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: IN JULY, 1987 CPL COMPLETED A MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES GUIDE WHICH ADDRESSES THE PROCEDURES TO BE EMPLOYED BY CPL PERSONNEL WHEN PERFORMING ALL ASPECTS OF PIPELINE MAINTENANCE. THIS MANUAL DOES INCLUDE INSTRUCTIONS FOR PIPELINE INSPECTION AND PROCEDURES FOR SAFELY HANDLING PIPELINES.

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1988-11-08

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1989-07-12

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1988-10-21

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/P-86-009>
- Source ID: `ntsb-pipeline`
- SHA-256: `d0ff1b13a42daad3fa171783df140a06e82836a2d91a00937ca210451571216b`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:57:24.741Z
- Exported: 2026-08-23T11:07:12.913Z
- Document slug: `ntsb-recommendation-p-86-009`

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