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Convair CV-240 N55VM crash. / 31.07194°N 90.59917°W / 31.07194; -90.59917. 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.
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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.
- peter.burke@wptv.com
- August 1, 2024
- Digital Executive Producer
Nov 16, 2009 · On October 20, 1977, however, during a flight from Greenville, South Carolina, to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s tour plane crashed in a heavily wooded area of southwestern...
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.
- Jan Mackell Collins
Oct 20, 2022 · Exactly 45 years ago today, on October 20, 1977, a chartered twin-engine Convair CV-240 crashed in a wooded area close to Gillsburg, Mississippi, killing six of the 24 passengers and crew.
- Journalist
Jul 1, 2024 · On October 20, 1977, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s plane crashed due to poor fuel supply near Gillsburg, Mississippi, killing half the band’s members, including singer Ronnie Van Zant.
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.
