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The flight departed Greenville, South Carolina for Baton Rouge, Louisiana, ultimately crashing near Gillsburg, Mississippi. 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 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
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.
- Austin Harvey
Oct 20, 2017 · A horrific plane crash took the lives of members of Lynyrd Skynyrd, their road crew and both the pilot and co-pilot on Oct. 20, 1977, irrevocably altering the course of the Southern rock...
Nov 16, 2009 · October | 20. 1977. Three members of the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd die in a Mississippi plane crash. In the summer of 1977, members of the rock band Aerosmith inspected an airplane...
Aug 4, 2024 · However, beyond their musical prowess lies a tragic tale that unfolded on a fateful October night in 1977, when their plane crashed, claiming the lives of several band members and crew. The crash marked a devastating loss for the world of music, and left Lynyrd Skynyrd shattered.
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.
