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Jun 13, 2022 · At the height of Lynyrd Skynyrd's fame, 29-year-old frontman Ronnie Van Zant was killed in a brutal plane crash outside Gillsburg, Mississippi on October 20, 1977.
- Kaleena Fraga
Lynyrd Skynyrd lead vocalist and founding member Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist and vocalist Steve Gaines, backing vocalist Cassie Gaines (Steve's older sister), assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick, Captain Walter McCreary and First Officer William John Gray all died as a result of the crash, while twenty others survived. [5]
Van Zant died on impact from head injuries suffered after the aircraft struck a tree. Bandmates Steve Gaines and Cassie Gaines , along with assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick, pilot Walter McCreary, and co-pilot William Gray, were also killed.
Jul 6, 2020 · Van Zant was actually laying on the floor of the cabin, trying to relieve back pain with the help of backup singer Leslie Hawkins. About 100 minutes into the flight, the crew discovered they were dangerously low on fuel.
Oct 20, 2017 · Ronnie Van Zant’s bandmates were anxious as they prepared to board their leased plane at Greenville, South Carolina’s Downtown Airport on the afternoon of October 20th, 1977. And they had good...
- Jordan Runtagh
On 20 October, 1977 Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Ronnie Van Zant and Steve Gaines tragically died in a plane crash. MOJO uncovers the full story...
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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.
