# PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2001040167 — FUEL, AVIATION, TURBINE ENGINE — GOLD CREEK, AK

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2001040167  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 1999-12-22  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 1999-12-22 in GOLD CREEK, AK.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2001040167.
Incident date: 1999-12-22.
Location: GOLD CREEK, AK.
Mode: Rail.
Carrier/reporter: ALASKA RAILROAD.
Shipper: WILLIAMS ENERGY CO.
Materials: UN1863; FUEL, AVIATION, TURBINE ENGINE; hazard class 2.0; 10000 LGA released | UN1863; FUEL, AVIATION, TURBINE ENGINE; hazard class 2.0; 17000 LGA released | UN1863; FUEL, AVIATION, TURBINE ENGINE; hazard class 2.0; 18000 LGA released | UN1863; FUEL, AVIATION, TURBINE ENGINE; hazard class 2.0; 20000 LGA released | UN1863; FUEL, AVIATION, TURBINE ENGINE; hazard class 2.0; 22000 LGA released | UN1863; FUEL, AVIATION, TURBINE ENGINE; hazard class 2.0; 300 LGA released | UN1863; FUEL, AVIATION, TURBINE ENGINE; hazard class 2.0; 5 LGA released.
What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Bottom Outlet Valve; Piping or Fittings / Basic Material.
How failed: Punctured / Punctured; Abraded / Punctured; Ripped or Torn.
Reported failure causes: Derailment; Impact with Sharp or Protruding Object (e.g., nails); Rollover Accident / Derailment; Rollover Accident / Derailment; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage.
Reported result: Spillage, Environmental Damage.
Reporter-submitted DOT Form 5800.1 data may be incomplete, corrected, supplemented, or misreported. A record, serious-incident classification, failure description, or relationship to a reporting rule is not a PHMSA causal finding, compliance determination, or finding of a violation.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
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- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
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- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-2001040167`

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