10 points to whoever can answer this question, What happened on October 20th, 1977?
2006-08-17 13:42:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
At 6:42 PM on October 20, 1977, the pilot of Lynyrd Skynyrd's chartered Convair 240 airplane radioed that the craft was dangerously low on fuel. Less than ten minutes later, the plane crashed into a densely wooded thicket, cutting a 500 foot path through the swamp near McComb, Mississippi. The plane had left Greenville, South Carolina enroute to Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. Ronnie VanZant, Steve Gaines, his sister Cassie Gaines, their assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick and the pilots, Walter McCreary and William Gray were all killed. Gary Rossington, Allen Collins, Billy Powell, Leon Wilkeson were seriously injured but eventually recovered. In 1990, Allen Collins died of complications from pneumonia. In 2001, Leon Wilkeson past away in his sleep.
2006-08-17 13:48:07 · answer #1 · answered by Kimmie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1977 Oct. 20 - Lynyrd Skynyrd vocalist Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, Cassie Gaines (Steve's sister) and road manager Dean Kilpatrick were killed when their plane crashed in Gillsburg, MS. The other four members of the band were seriously injured but survived the crash
GOD Bless their souls..............
2006-08-17 21:00:26 · answer #2 · answered by Jay 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ronnie van Zant - Died 10-20-1977 - Plane crash after it ran out of fuel
2006-08-17 20:48:49 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
members of the American rock group Lynyrd Skynyrd killed in a plane crash: Cassie Gaines, Steve Gaines Ronnie, Van Zant
2006-08-17 20:50:43 · answer #4 · answered by deeta 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Besides being the day after my 7th birthday.......but since it isn't always about me (or so i am told)
Lynard Skynard lost 2 band members in a plane crash (there were other family, friends and pilots that also died, 6 in total).
The other day the music died.
2006-08-17 20:53:32 · answer #5 · answered by peaceandlove™ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋