Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash: Location and Facts
On October 20, 1977, a chartered Convair 240 carrying the members of Lynyrd Skynyrd and their entourage crashed in a forest near Gillsburg, Mississippi, killing six people, including lead singer Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist Steve Gaines. The crash remains one of the most tragic events in rock and roll history, and the site of…