ASN Aircraft accident Convair CV-240-0 N94256 LBJ Ranch, TX
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Date:Sunday 19 February 1961
Type:Silhouette image of generic CVLP model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Convair CV-240-0
Operator:Lyndon B Johnson
Registration: N94256
MSN: 117
First flight: 1948
Crew:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:LBJ Ranch, TX (   United States of America)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, TX (AUS/KAUS), United States of America
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
The Convair CV-240, used frequently by Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, departed Austin for a flight to Johnson's ranch. Around 19:30 the pilots requested the weather at the LBJ Ranch. The ceiling at the airstrip was 300 feet and the crew decided to return to Austin, but never arrived there. It was later found to have crashed in rugged hill country near the LBJ Ranch.

Accident investigation:

Investigating agency: CAB
Status: Investigation completed
Accident number: final report
Download report: Final report

Sources:
» Helicopters searching for Lyndon's airplane (Odessa American, 1961-02-20)


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