{"operation":"document","citation":"P-76-065","title":"NTSB Safety Recommendation P-76-065","source_type":"guidance","agency":"National Transportation Safety Board","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1976-08-11","effective_on":"1976-08-11","summary":"CLARIFY ITS JURISDICTION WITH RESPECT TO LPG TANKS WHICH ARE CONNECTED TO A PIPELINE SYSTEM THAT TRANSPORTS LPG VAPOR.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-76-065.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-76-065.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-76-065","source_url":"https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/P-76-065","body":"NTSB safety recommendation P-76-065.\n\nCLARIFY ITS JURISDICTION WITH RESPECT TO LPG TANKS WHICH ARE CONNECTED TO A PIPELINE SYSTEM THAT TRANSPORTS LPG VAPOR.\n\nPriority: CLASS II\n\nOverall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action\n\nIssued Date: 1976-08-11\n\nAdopted Date: 1976-07-22\n\nOverall Date Closed: 1979-02-02\n\nSynopsis: ON MARCH 23, 1976, A 1,000-GALLON LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS TANK OWNED BY LEHIGH UTILITIES, INC., RUPTURED IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD OF LEHIGH ACRES, FLORIDA. LIQUID AND VAPORS ESCAPED FROM THE RUPTURES. THE ESCAPING LIQUID VAPORIZED, FORMED A WHITE, FOG-LIKE CLOUD NEAR THE GROUND, AND IGNITED. THE ENSUING FIRE AND EXPLOSION KILLED ONE PERSON, DESTROYED ONE TRUCK, AND DAMAGED ANOTHER.\n\nNtsbnumber: DCA76FP018\n\nReport Number: None\n\nAddressee Name: RSPA\n\nAddressee Status: Closed - Acceptable Action\n\nAddressee Date Closed: 1979-02-02\n\nAddressee Acronym: RSPA\n\nAddressee Organization Type: G-Federal Government\n\nCommunication Date: 1976-12-23\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence","truncated":false,"body_characters":1006}