Plane Crash Near LBJ Ranch (1961)

Duration: 0:02:45

Year Published: 1961

Format: 16mm

Sound: silent

Description: On the evening of February 19, 1961, the Convair CV-240 often used by Vice President Johnson crashed in the hill country, seven miles from the LBJ Ranch. The plane was being shuttled from Austin to the ranch, but due to bad weather conditions could not land. The crew opted to return to Austin, but never arrived. This silent footage, filmed by Gordon Wilkison, camera man for KTBC and the Johnsons, documents the wreckage site and Vice President Johnson talking with reporters from the local press.