# NTSB UNK65X0391: Cessna 172, N7321T, Ralls, TX, October 23, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 23, 1964
- Place: Ralls, TX · RALLS, TX
- Location: 33.6788° N, 101.3846° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ralls, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6788&lon=-101.3846&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181610
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0391
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0391

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0665  64/10/23   RALLS TEX           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 100
        TIME - 1645                    N7321T              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7321T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7321T), registered now, S/N 46921, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (registry code 2072404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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