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Datum: | Sonntag 19 Februar 1961 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Convair CV-240-0 |
Fluggesellschaft: | Lyndon B Johnson |
Kennzeichen: | N94256 |
Werknummer: | 117 |
Baujahr: | 1948 |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 2 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 2 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | LBJ Ranch, TX ( USA)
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Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
Betriebsart: | Unbekannt |
Flug von: | Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, TX (AUS/KAUS), USA |
Flug nach: | ? |
Unfallbericht: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:
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Investigating agency: | CAB |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Accident number: | final report | Download report: | Final report
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Informationsquelle:
» Helicopters searching for Lyndon's airplane (Odessa American, 1961-02-20)
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.