Date: | Thursday 12 May 1977 |
Time: | |
Type: | Convair VC-131H (CV-580) |
Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
Registration: | 54-2816 |
MSN: | 220 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Greenville-Majors Field, TX (GVT) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:The landing gear accidentally retracted on the ramp. Power was on and propellers turning at time of collapse contributing to damage. The aircraft had just completed an overhaul and was being checked out at time of accident.
This aircraft had been used to transport President and ex-President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Sources:
Air Force One: The Aircraft of the Modern U.S. Presidency / Nicholas A Veronico
Images:
photo (c) Les Thompson; Hampton-Langley AFB, VA (LFI/KLFI); 1969
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