The Tragic Story Behind Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Plane Crash

Lynyrd Skynyrd members tell the first-hand story of the plane crash that changed the future of the band. On October 20, 1977, a Convair CV-240 chartered by Lynyrd Skynyrd ran out of fuel and crashed in a wooded swamp near Gillsburg, Mississippi, killing six people including their lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, and backup singer Cassie Gaines.

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