NTSB Safety Recommendation P-76-074

NTSB safety recommendation P-76-074.

ADVISE THEIR MEMBER COMPANIES OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS ACCIDENT AND URGE THEM TO DETERMINE IF THE ORIGINAL COVER DEPTHS OF THEIR PIPELINES HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED, AND TO TAKE ACTION TO CORRECT DEFICIENT AREAS. (URGENT)

Priority: CLASS I

Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Issued Date: 1976-10-27

Adopted Date: 1976-10-06

Overall Date Closed: 1977-05-10

Synopsis: ON AUGUST 9,1976, A ROAD GRADER RUPTURED A LOOPED, 20-INCH, NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION LINE IN CARTWRIGHT, LOUISIANA. GAS ESCAPED IN SEVERAL DIRECTIONS FROM THE LINE'S TWO STREAMS AND IGNITED WITHIN SECONDS. THE RESULTING FLAME ENGULFED THE AREA, KILLED SIX RESIDENTS, INJURED ONE PERSON, AND INCINERATED TWO HOUSES, A HOUSE TRAILER, AND SEVERAL ACRES OF LAND.

Ntsbnumber: DCA76MP025

Report Number: PAR-77-01

Addressee Name: American Gas Association

Addressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable

Addressee Date Closed: 1977-05-10

Addressee Acronym: AGA

Addressee Organization Type: A-Associations

Communication Date: 1976-11-19

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: INGAA LTR OF 10/27/76 - INGAA FORWARDED COPIES OF THE SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE INTERSTATE NATURAL GAS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA. API LTR OF 11/15/76 THE INSTITUTE SHARES THE BOARD'S CONCERN WITH THE PROBLEMS CREATED BY EXCAVATION OPERATIONS IMPINGING UPON PIPELINES. WE WILL TAKE IMMEDIATE STEPS TO ADVISE OUR MEMBERS OF THE CIRCUMSTANCE INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT. AGA LTR OF 11/19/76 - AGA SUPPORTS ACTIONS THAT MAY IMPROVE SAFETY IN THE NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY THROUGH INCREASING AWARENESS OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT CAN SOMETIMES RESULT IN ACCIDENTS. WE SUGGEST THAT THE FINDINGS OF THE NTSB REPORT BE DISSEMINATED TO THOSE DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR PIPELINE SAFETY IN YOUR COMPANY SO THAT THEY CAN BE ADVISED OF THE INCIDENT.

Addressee Name: American Petroleum Institute

Addressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable

Addressee Date Closed: 1977-05-10

Addressee Acronym: API

Addressee Organization Type: A-Associations

Communication Date: 1976-11-15

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: INGAA LTR OF 10/27/76 - INGAA FORWARDED COPIES OF THE SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE INTERSTATE NATURAL GAS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA. API LTR OF 11/15/76 THE INSTITUTE SHARES THE BOARD'S CONCERN WITH THE PROBLEMS CREATED BY EXCAVATION OPERATIONS IMPINGING UPON PIPELINES. WE WILL TAKE IMMEDIATE STEPS TO ADVISE OUR MEMBERS OF THE CIRCUMSTANCE INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT. AGA LTR OF 11/19/76 - AGA SUPPORTS ACTIONS THAT MAY IMPROVE SAFETY IN THE NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY THROUGH INCREASING AWARENESS OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT CAN SOMETIMES RESULT IN ACCIDENTS. WE SUGGEST THAT THE FINDINGS OF THE NTSB REPORT BE DISSEMINATED TO THOSE DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR PIPELINE SAFETY IN YOUR COMPANY SO THAT THEY CAN BE ADVISED OF THE INCIDENT.

Addressee Name: Interstate Natural Gas Association of America

Addressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable

Addressee Date Closed: 1977-05-10

Addressee Acronym: INGAA

Addressee Organization Type: A-Associations

Communication Date: 1976-10-27

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: INGAA LTR OF 10/27/76 - INGAA FORWARDED COPIES OF THE SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE INTERSTATE NATURAL GAS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA. API LTR OF 11/15/76 THE INSTITUTE SHARES THE BOARD'S CONCERN WITH THE PROBLEMS CREATED BY EXCAVATION OPERATIONS IMPINGING UPON PIPELINES. WE WILL TAKE IMMEDIATE STEPS TO ADVISE OUR MEMBERS OF THE CIRCUMSTANCE INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT. AGA LTR OF 11/19/76 - AGA SUPPORTS ACTIONS THAT MAY IMPROVE SAFETY IN THE NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY THROUGH INCREASING AWARENESS OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT CAN SOMETIMES RESULT IN ACCIDENTS. WE SUGGEST THAT THE FINDINGS OF THE NTSB REPORT BE DISSEMINATED TO THOSE DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR PIPELINE SAFETY IN YOUR COMPANY SO THAT THEY CAN BE ADVISED OF THE INCIDENT.