On October 20, 1977, a Convair CV-240 passenger aircraft ran out of fuel and crashed in a wooded area near Gillsburg, Mississippi, United States. Chartered by the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from L & J Company of Addison, Texas, it was flying from Greenville, South Carolina, to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, crashing near its destination. [3][4]

Oct 26, 2022 · For music history buffs, the name Lynyrd Skynyrd instantly conjures up the day in 1977 when three band members, including founder Ronnie Van Zant, died in a plane crash in the woods of Mississippi. It wasn't the first, or the last, time that a set of multi-talented musicians died aboard a plane.

Jul 1, 2024 · At around 6:52 p.m., the plane finally struck ground a few miles outside Gillsburg, Mississippi. In Lynyrd Skynyrd’s plane crash, both pilots died — one decapitated, the other in pieces in a tree — along with Ronnie Van Zant, Cassie and Steve Gaines, and assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick.

Jun 19, 1978 · owned and operated by L 6 J Company and transporting the Lynjrrd Skynyrd Band from Greenville, South Carolina, to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, crashe 5 miles northeast of Cillsburg, Mississippi.

Jun 24, 2024 · Three members of Lynyrd Skynyrd died on the night of October 20, 1977, in a plane crash near Gillsburg, Mississippi. Here's what happened to the bodies.

Dec 11, 2024 · 46 years ago, on October 20, 1977, several Lynyrd Skynyrd members, including the vocalist Ronnie Van Zant died in a tragic plane crash. pic.twitter.com/o48bpBVS3v. Lynyrd Skynyrd’s management had chartered an aircraft from L & J Company, located in Addison, Texas, to fly them on the tour.

Oct 20, 2022 · It was 45 years to the day when a plane crash claimed the lives of three members of Jacksonville-based rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. Oct. 20, 1977, changed the fate of the band forever.

Nov 16, 2009 · On October 20, 1977, during a flight from Greenville, South Carolina, to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the tour plane for Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd crashes in a heavily wooded area of...

Oct 20, 2017 · Read our account of the 1977 plane crash that claimed the life of Lynyrd Skynyrd's Ronnie Van Zant, including new recollections from a survivor.

Oct 20, 2024 · But the same day that Lynyrd Skynyrd soared musically, their plane fell from the sky, leading to one of rock history’s most devastating tragedies. In mere seconds, the lives of key members were lost, and the course of rock ‘n’ roll was forever changed.