Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 19 February 1961
Aircraft Type: Convair CV-240-0
Owner/operator: Lyndon B Johnson
Registration Number: N94256
Location: LBJ Ranch, TX –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Convair CV-240 aircraftConvair CV-240 aircraft
Investigating Agency: CABCAB
Category: Accident
A Convair CV-240 aircraft, used by Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, departed Austin for a flight to Johnson’s ranch. The flight was aborted due to a request for weather information at the ranch’s altitude of 300 feet. The aircraft never returned to Austin, resulting in a crash in the rugged hill country near the ranch.A Convair CV-240 aircraft, used by Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, departed Austin for a flight to Johnson’s ranch. The flight was aborted due to a request for weather information at the ranch’s altitude of 300 feet. The aircraft never returned to Austin, resulting in a crash in the rugged hill country near the ranch.
Description
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.
Primary Cause
Weather conditions at the LBJ Ranch were reported as unfavorable, leading to the pilot’s decision to return to Austin.Weather conditions at the LBJ Ranch were reported as unfavorable, leading to the pilot’s decision to return to Austin.Share on:
