NTSB Safety Recommendation P-79-005

NTSB safety recommendation P-79-005.

CHECK ALL OTHER SEGMENTS OF ITS PIPELINE FOR CONDITIONS SIMILAR TO THE OPEN VALVE CONDITION IN THE LINE SECTION INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT AND MAKE CHANGES OR ADDITIONS AS REQUIRED.

Priority: CLASS II

Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Issued Date: 1979-05-15

Adopted Date: 1979-05-03

Overall Date Closed: 1984-05-24

Synopsis: ON AUGUST 4, 1978, PROPANE THAT HAD VAPORIZED AND SPREAD WIDELY FROM A RUPTURED 8-INCH LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS PIPELINE OWNED BY THE MID-AMERICA PIPELINE SYSTEM WAS IGNITED BY AN UNKNOWN SOURCE IN A RURAL AREA NEAR DONNELLSON, IOWA. THE INTENSE FIRE KILLED TWO PERSONS AND CRITICALLY BURNED THREE OTHERS; ONE OF THE CRITICALLY BURNED PERSONS LATER DIED. A FARMHOUSE AND SIX OUTBUILDINGS WERE DESTROYED, AND TWO ADJACENT HOMES WE DAMAGED.

Ntsbnumber: DCA78MP021

Report Number: PAR-79-01

Addressee Name: Mid-America Pipeline System

Addressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable

Addressee Date Closed: 1984-05-24

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1982-10-20

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1984-05-24

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1982-10-08

Communication Type: Official Correspondence