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- Near the end of the flight, the twin-engine Convair CV-240 ran out of fuel. After the pilot and co-pilot determined that the plane didn't have enough fuel to land at a nearby airport, they unsuccessfully attempted an emergency landing and crashed a few minutes before 7 p.m. in a wooded area near Gillsburg, Mississippi.
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Decades later, he gave an account of the flight's final moments on a VH1 Behind the Music special, stating that Van Zant, who was not wearing a seat belt, was thrown violently from his seat and died immediately when his head hit a tree as the plane broke apart.
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
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
May 24, 2018 · Van Zant took umbrage to the intrusion, and lost no time in raising his fists and thumping the intruder on the side of his head. The man scrambled off the tour bus, with Van Zant in pursuit, only to be met by a crowd of the man’s pals – bigger, brawnier and more lethal than their friend.
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
The pilot attempted to make it to a nearby airstrip, but the plane crashed in swampland a few miles north of Gillsburg, Mississippi, killing Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, his backup singer sister Cassie Gaines, an assistant road manager, the pilot and co-pilot.
Oct 20, 2015 · Skynyrd singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, vocalist Cassie Gaines, assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick, pilot Walter McCreary and co-pilot William Gray were killed...
