Heavily wooded swamp, Amite County, Mississippi, United States, five miles (8 km) northeast of Gillsburg 31°04′19″N90°35′57″W / 31.07194°N 90.59917°W / 31.07194; -90.59917[1]: 3
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Convair CV-240[2]
Operator
L & J Company of Addison, Texas
Call sign
5 VICTOR MIKE
Registration
N55VM
Flight origin
Greenville Downtown Airport, Greenville, South Carolina
Stopover
McComb-Pike County Airport, Pike County, Mississippi (emergency attempt)
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. Chartered by the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from L & J Company of Addison, Texas, it was flying from Greenville, South Carolina, to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, crashing near its destination.[3][4]
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] The tragedy abruptly halted Lynyrd Skynyrd's career until Van Zant's brother Johnny reformed the band ten years later.
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^Gwinn, John (October 22, 1977). "Why did plane run out of fuel?". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. (South Carolina). p. B1. Archived from the original on August 12, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
^"Rock band leader, five others killed in charter plane crash". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. October 21, 1977. p. 3A. Archived from the original on August 12, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
^"Airplane crash kills members of rock band". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). Associated Press. October 21, 1977. p. 8. Archived from the original on August 12, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
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