# FLORIDA GAS TRANSMISSION CO — Gas transmission and gathering — incident on 1985-12-19

**Citation:** PHMSA Report 19860013  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 1985-12-19  
**Published:** 1985-12-19

Gas transmission and gathering incident in STOCKTON, BALDWIN County, AL. Reported cause: OTHER. Reported consequences: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries, $50,000 reported property damage. Operator-reported incident data submitted to PHMSA, generally within 30 days. Records may be supplemented or corrected and do not represent final agency causal findings.

## Document text

Gas transmission and gathering incident in STOCKTON, BALDWIN County, AL. Reported cause: OTHER. Reported consequences: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries, $50,000 reported property damage. Operator-reported incident data submitted to PHMSA, generally within 30 days. Records may be supplemented or corrected and do not represent final agency causal findings.

Report number: 19860013.

Operator ID: 5304.

Reported incident date: 19851219.

Cause detail: THIS BREAK OCCURED BETWEEN FLORIDA GAS TRANSMISSION COMPANY'S MAINLINA VALVES 11-2 AND 11-3. VALVE 11-2 IS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC OPERATOR WITH LINE BREAK CONTROLS. VALVE 11-2 CLOSED AUTOMATICALLY. VALVE 11-3 IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A POWER OPERATOR AND WAS CLOSED MANUALLY BY A F.G.T CO. EMPLOYEE FROM THE NEAREST PIPELINE WAREHOUSE AT JAY FLORIDA. THE GAS DIDNOT IGNITE AND VERY LITTLE DAMAGE WASDONE TO PROPERTY ADJACENT TO OUR RIGHT-OF-WAY. THE SURROUNDING AREA WAS REMOTE TIMBER LAND AND THE MAJORITY OF THE DAMAGE WAS JUST SOIL BLOWN ONTO THE SURROUNDTREES. THE APPARENT CAUSE OF THE BREAK WAS STRESS CORROSION. A SAMPLE OF THE PIPE THAT RUPTURED WILL BE SENT TO A LABORATORY FOR ANALYSIS TO VERIFY THE CAUSE. THE PIPE WAS COATED AND HAS BEEN CATHODICALLY PROTECTED SINCE CONSTRUCTION.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://data.transportation.gov/api/views/27nc-rsge/files/bea0164f-672a-475e-986b-8e45e9634dbf?download=true&filename=Gas%20Transmission%20%26%20Gathering%20Incident%20Data%20-%20mid%201984%20to%202001.zip>
- Source ID: `phmsa-pipeline-incidents`
- SHA-256: `8485bbc6a52e2b0c73963ae7d73c664952e33a1475bd64c7bccaf807656e4f34`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T02:01:25.153Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T14:41:38.457Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-incident-a7af63f82acb3bf715ef9b19`

### Source metadata

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