Lynyrd Skynrd Crash Report from 1977 - Rare Survivor & Eyewitness Interviews
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- Lynyrd Skynrd Crash Report from 1977 - Rare Survivor & Eyewitness Interviews
Lynyrd Skynyrd 40th Crash Anniversary
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Billy Powell was right. There was no Lynyrd Skynyrd after that day. ☹
Sadly
Amen brother Skynyrd died with Ronnie Van Zant
I love Ronnie , iets so sad..
Unlist They're still going strong with his brother and their remaining band members! But i know what you mean thought!
texxos57 :(
Saw SKYNYRD 3 times in the ‘70’s GREATEST southern rock band EVER!! I’ll NEVER FORGET that HORRIBLE day when I heard the news💔😢RIP🙏🙏💙
Where did yall see them? Im from greenville SC where they played there last show and departed from in that plane. I wasnt born yet
I saw them 10/1/76 at the Starlite Amphitheatre in Burbank, CA. Truly remarkable hearing that lineup play. Nazareth opened.
The Day the music died
Well, there's the Allman Bros., but whatever.
@@ASSman864 I saw them Hollywood sportatorium in Hollywood Florida 1977
After we heard of the crash, my boyfriend and i went down to the railroad tracks, and under a full moon, prayed for them. We were not particularly religious, but felt it was something we had to do.
That’s beautiful
Empty fuel tanks prevented the plane turning into a fireball on impact, strangely the cause of the crash was also the reason why 20 passengers managed to survive.
Is like a divine intervention or something like that
Probably.
They would have made it to Baton Rouge if they had manually checked the fuel tanks like they should have. The fuel gauges didn't work properly.
@harekrishna7775I've thought about that many times.
@harekrishna7775 The fact that running out of fuel prevented the plane from bursting into a ball of flames, thus saving lives. Isn't that what you referred to when you said that's a very interesting observation? ✌️🙂
Damn, that sigh he gave at the end before saying "i don't think so." You could hear his dreams just disintegrate within that sigh.
Then he was back on the road 10 years later. If him and Artimus never got help; there would have been far fewer survivors.
And he ended up being the longest-running guy there except for Gary.
Powell was a master of his craft. If he had more sex appeal he would have been a household name. Best god damn rock n' roll pianist since Little Richard.
@@jetcheneau5811 Thank you for telling the truth!
Run out of fuel?! Man I don't even do that in my car how on earth do you do that in a plane??
They were all high as fuck!
Don't know what happened in this particular situation, but I suppose it's possible if your instrumentation screws up such that a false reading is received or you suddenly get a massive leak.
@@Rotttman No fact to that.
@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 so naive. You can't be this stupid, can you?
tragic
I am a Delta airlines pilot and the fact that this was due to human error is astonishing
BEZ 203 why is it astonishing? The pilots were known drunks and it was the 70’s.
@@adamsapple7193 well they ran an autopsy on the pilots and read no alcohol nor drugs
@@rexify2446 they didn't do toxicology tests and the pilot was already previously fired from another big airline company for staying drunk all the time so I'd say the pilot is 100 percent to blame
Aren't almost ALL accidents, like 85% due to driver/pilot error?
I'm not a pilot, but I don't leave the ground on "maybe".
remember this day all too well. sad,sad day.
Just imagine the amazing songs Van Zant could've written in the late 70s into the 80s. We could've had: Sweet Home Mississippi, They call me the hurricane, Jailbird, Complex Man, Gimme 4 steps.... Etc etc.... 😭
I heard Aerosmith was considering hiring the pilot that chartered that Lynyrd Skynyrd flight. After a night of partying with the flight crew, they wisely passed.
This was really hard to watch. Their music was the soundtrack of my youth.
Weird...what ultimately killed them (fuel starvation) is what also saved the people that lived from burning up after crash.
Unless the co just made a dumbassed error by not transferring fuel but dumped it instead...maybe it saved people, maybe it caused the crash.
Not sure backfiring in itself is the dangerous?
@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 FFA Report said valves were closed
Facts because had that plane been loaded with fuel, it would’ve burst into flames on impact. The irony in your comment is actually giving me goosebumps
@Steven Franklin I don’t think there was engine failure. They simply ran out of gas and then gravity took over from there. From what I read the co pilot didn’t dump fuel. They had no fuel to dump anyway. The reason they crashed is because they didn’t add enough fuel prior to take off. it’s like Driving from Virginia to Georgia on a half a tank a gas. You won’t make it.
@@oneday5572I've thought about that a lot.
Some friends and I saw their concert here in Greenville the day before the crash. I'll never forget any of it.
Nazareth opened for them that night at The Memorial Auditorium.
What a show! Steve Gaines sang lead on his song, "Ain't No Good Life" from the "Street Survivors " album. And I'll never forget them playing "I know A Little," "Saturday Night Special," and "Freebird."
When I heard the report on WFBC News it really knocked me for a loop because they inaccurately stated "all on board perished."
I just wish they "all" had survived that terrible day.
RIP Ronnie, Steve, Cassie and Dean.
Ed Young im from greenville, its a shame they tore down the old auditorium. Did they play "that smell" it was released like 3 days before the crash
Yes Devon, they did play it in fact. It was actually one of the best songs, I thought. But I really tripped when they played "I Know A Little." The guitar work really blue me away.
what about the pilots? no RIP for them?
Wesley Copeland no to the puppet that wouldn’t stop and refuel! In essence he killed 5 others with his poor judgement! But the co- pilot I’ll say Rest In Peace to. But the pilot who killed the rest and injured everyone that would be a big negative son!!
@@edyoung6756 I live here in the upstate about 45 mins from Greenville. Can you remember all the songs they played?
I was in a plane crash in San Francisco in 2013 where people died and I find comfort for some strange reason in watching this. By strange coincidence in 1980 I saw Rossington Collins in Springfield, Massachusetts up close against the stage and it kept running through my mind about their plane crash as I was watching them.
I watched that cheezy 2020 movie and spent all night dreaming about the damn crash...
Imagine surviving a horrible plane crash and they fly you to a hospital 😭🤣 I'd be having an anxiety attack
Same I wouldn’t want to get back in nothing in the air lol
No shit
They probably had them sedated.
No way 😢
An amazing rock band against a wicked destiny. After years they still battle with pride and the still honour thoose missed and still play as an amazing rock band.
And they are my best rock band...over the years they give us a big lesson ..never surrender...never forget who you loved and what u are !
Simple mens ...for big souls...friendships never ends !
Thanks for all!
Skynyrd fan from Italy.
The investigation concluded that the damn plane ran out of gas. We lost Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, his sister, and others in that crash. It is something that should never have happened. We all mourn the loss to this day.
Cassie Gaines. She had a name and was a band member as well, not just "his sister."
Thanks for the post...I remember hearing about this on TV and thought, Oh my God NO !!! I think that I was in shock about the news...We lost some very awesome people that day in the music industry...Rest in Peace Ronnie and the Rest of the people that we died that day...Gone, but have never been forgotten
I remember when i herd the plane crash with the band it was very sad. Iam happy to here that the remaining members of the band desided to contined on. Thanks i love your music god bless all of you
It’s Crazy how Anything can Happen and Everything can be taken from you in a Split Second So Freakin Sad man just Wow….❤
I read articles. Watch RUclips videos. About Skynyrd. The inner fighting right now. Everything about this is sad. It's really terrible to think of the lives cut short. All the guys involved in the band. This is 40 years now that The Free Birds set sail. Fly on guys. Fly on in Peace.
oh good I'm not only person that feels that when that plane crash down those that perished became Free Birds....yeah I'm terrible
Lynyrd Skynyrd will never die.
Yes, yes they did and will ...but it is their music that shalt always live !
What happened to these people that day is unamaginible my heart goes out to all involved even after all these years, footage like this brings it home big style
STiLL Crying at This loss😧😧😧😧. I did see them in 1976. AMAZING
Was 12 years old remember very well. Loved them just bought the street survivors lp at kmart 54 now still have the lp still seems like yesterday
What a weird cover that is, in light of who died right after.
Lynyrd Skynyrd Memorial Site is a must to see!
I seen another documentary where that plane had known issues . Another rock band passed on buying the plane before skynyrd bought it. Fast forward later on. Plane acting up. The band had opportunity to take a bus but ronnie said they would take the plane. It needed service and could get it done at thier destination
It was Aerosmith.
Saw fire in the R Engine on a previous flight
Tom Wills is the reporter. He is now anchorman on WJXT in Jacksonville in 2021.
Still heartbreaking....was at their last concert Greenville, SC. The crash was a nightmare then & even now. Skynyrd is Legend!
I remember this so well. I was in high school. I live a little over an hour away from where they crashed. Very sad day.
God Bless you Tom Wills for being there for us all, I truly wish reporters were like you today,The world would be a better place...
It's on the pilot, he killed some of the best.
To be honest it was kinda Ronnie too, because he knew that the plant was old and it would act kinda rusty at some point.
And also Ronnie picked the plane
@@mxikru No he didn't,that decision was made by management.
@@mxikruHe did not. The record company handled their transportation.
@@mxikruIt Wasn't Up To Ronnie.
I was a nurse at Southwest and remember this day very well. We worked together to help the survivors. Seeing my nurse coworkers long ago brings back memories.
If this is true, PLEASE tell your story on your channel!
It’s true.
@@55LaDel Please consider uploading a video on it. I'm sure you already considered it, but I, & so many others, would love to hear your story!
I never in my life have used the term, I know what you mean,if I have not experienced something, I say, I can only imagine, but in this tragic, horrific incident, I can't even imagine. God bless you guys still alive and with us.
Pieces of our hearts were lost that day. Our legends are still leaving us too soon. Rest in Peace.
I was 13 and remember this very well. It was a sad, sad day 😢😟😞
I got the picture of them all their autographs a good memory
I saw them in august 1977. Phenomenal. Skynyrd was at the height of fame. I could not believe it when I heard it. This was the one and only Skynyrd. Todays band is just a tribute band
What else could it be? But IMHO it's better than nothing. People still love them and want to see them. People always will.
Thank you for sharing
Those of us not alive at the time, cherish old times and things like this.
Thank you.
Sometimes it seems like a distant memory. Like we were alive. It's weird sometimes how our minds work.
sad day in music History🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸💯💖💯
Skynyrd was thankfully recorded so we can enjoy their gracious music forever!
The fact there were any survivors at all, that's a miracle onto itself
This is a day is a PTSD trigger for me - on the other side of the world in the Philippines of Mindoro A Marine CH- 53 crashed and that's where I was. After 43 years I have filly gotten past it. This day is forever ingrained in my mind. RIP guys of both
Rock in Peace Gary Rossinton. Condolences to his family & friends.
Without Skinner there'd be no GNR,Metellica, Motley Crue. The world suffers a loss everytime an artist dies. Just think of the great music we have missed out on. To VanZant was truly one of a kind. He never wrote his lyrics on paper, he kept them in his mind.
Skinner??
Bullshit.
I'm not sure if that's true
@@philwright2480 yeah, Skinner opened up for metellica
@@Drummer_Jeff83 lol
1977 Very sad year ELVIS PRESLEY , BING CROSBY ,MARC BOLAN , SKYNYRD LYNYRD ALL LEGENDS RIP TO ALL
Yeah what a terrible year I lost an uncle who took his own life and a cousin who was swimming an jumped off a cliff at a quarry and broke his neck when he hit the water. They were both in there late 20s when it happened. R.I.P. you'er truly missed Love You both.
But one good thing happened... I was born ✌️
@Sparkle hey sparkie now you're middle aged already. Life goes quick dont it
Seems like only yesterday when the plane went down. I was a young man serving overseas in the marine corps. L.S will be remembered as one of the greatest rock n roll bands ever may God bless them all.......
I was so lucky to be able to see one of their last shows at the Day On The Green in Oakland. I'm so blown away about how many peoole DID survive. Crazy stuff. Tragic loss. The pilots sounded like they made some stupid moves.
Damn... So much talent lost that day... RIP to all...
I've heard the excuse that if they chartered another plane they would miss their next show but I don't believe it because their equipment wasn't on the plane it was being driven & would take time to set up. They could rented a few vans & still make the trip in less then 10 hours. They wouldn't have missed a show. They all should have stood up to Ronnie & refused to get on a plane that the right motor had already caught fire the day before in the air.
Wasn't it backfiring from too rich a mix? Is that in itself a fatal flaw on a plane? I mean, I stf wouldn't go on it, but in itself is it deadly..?
That was a sad 😢 day I remember when it happened. I still like and listening to this bands music after all these years. R.I.P. too all the members that didn't make it.
✌😑👍
Tragédia, uma banda que foi e é um ícone.
I loved this band and these people.
I'll never forget when I saw them at the Super Bowl of Rock at Soldiers Field Ronnie had a broken leg danced around on one leg and still out rocked everybody including big head Ted Nugent the night the plane went down I was in Chicago within sight of Soldiers Field listening to the radio live when they announced the plane was down I'll never forget that either.....rest in peace boys rest in peace😭☝🖒
Don S I was there too. Was back in the stands where the milk cartons started to fly. Very sad when there plane went down
Ronnie you will forever be in our hearts and will continue to inspire us all in our music and our everyday lives. You truly will, forever, be a Freebird 😢
Saw em 3 weeks before in OKC. Great show. Donnie does a great fill-in, but its not the same. Tragic loss. People say they saw Skynyrd last month or whatever, but if you ain't 50 you never saw the REAL Skynyrd!
True
Saw em late summer 1975. In Tulsa Oklahoma. I was 18 living in my first apt . Golden memories
You reckon they aren't aware of that?
I was 17 and me my buddies had tickets for upcoming show, I heard on the radio next morning and it was sad, I loved southern rock and they were too band for good reason. Rip all who died.
sad day in music history
RIP Gary Rossington Condolences to his family and friends!
May they all rest in peace. ..I think somewhere in heaven they are all together. ..
Hopefully they are in Hell (if there is one)... where all the eternal fun is.
Gary Rossington is still alive. He's the last living member of the original Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Its strange, I remember vividly when Elvis passed RIP, but don't recall whatsoever this incident only 2 months later. Was this when 'Roots' was on? That was a HUGE deal. Maybe that's what was going on.
Roots was during the Superbowl in 1976, i think.
may they RIP...i have been following them since they were practicing in Florida..i had 3 of their original albums with the flames behind them....after this crash..they recalled that and put it out with no flames behind them.i do not remember why this all happened or why...every video i watch of this..they do not talk about this as far as i know..
I had that last album . After the crash they took the flames off . I had the one before the crash .
The flame cover is easily findable and been reissued
i had NO idea they were only 10 minutes away from the airport.
Watched this several times, gets me every time
Guys a fucking savage for surviving such a horrible crash. I guess they’re as free as a bird now.
sweet home Alabama like that song
Thank GOD I saw them in 1976. The real skynyrd not the fakes
The "fakes" were actually a darn good band with some really good material.
@@Tonetwisters Just a tribute band.
BESIDES THE BEATLES, SKYNYRD'S DEBUT ALBUM WAS 2ND ALBUM I EVERY BOUGHT. MET WORKED AND PLAYED WITH THE SURVIVORS AND .38 SPECIAL SEVERAL TIMES - INCLUDING JOHNNY IN 1989 IN ALBANY NY SINGING WITH MY BAND. THEN THE METAL BAND I MANAGED ALSO DREW SKYNYRD'S ATTENTION AND WE ALL ACTUALLY SPENT A DAY IN A MOTEL ROOM TOGETHER IN MASS. DURING THEIR TRIBUTE TOUR OF 86?... WHERE WE ACTUALLY TALKED WITH THE SURVIVORS ABOUT THE CRASH. THEY WERE ALWAYS DOWN TO EARTH AND VERY FRIENDLY... JOHNNY ACTUALLY WROTE ME AN AUTOGRAPH... 'YA'LL ARE A BETTER SINGER THAN I AM." MEMORIES. SAD SO MANY ARE NOW GONE. TOO YOUNG... HITTMAN
YES AND EVEN TELLING THE TRUTH
Back when the media was good at reporting. Today it's all about me and my favorite politicians. What a bunch of phony prices. This guy git alot of information about what happened and how the people were treated. Excellent reporting. There music live on forever even when some lost there live. We had so much talent to see growing up. Thanks for the great music.
Rest in peace
Flew from tunica to New Orleans and I was assured it was just a hour. Plane looked old, airport in 05 was tiny but we took off. Had issues and hard landing. NEVER AGAIN...
I have a small tractor I check the fuel level with a stick..but not a plane..dam.
I was 6, but I lived in Jacksonville, FL, so I remember this a little bit. It was a big deal
I was listening to wash in Miami that night when they announced the crash..
The unluckiest band in the world. For this and what happened to the survivors afterwards.
Sammy Gent almost all gone
@@sixsixxsixxxx Yes. Gary Rossington is the last surviving original member.
Badfinger would be the unluckiest band in the world
Boy is that the truth man, u know ur rock sir! Those poor guys, and the one guys last words to his band mate after drinking all night fretting how they were going to go on: “I’ve got the answer” (or similar, don’t quote me!) then goes homes & kills himself, jee-suz!
And man, were they talented! I freaked when I learned they wrote the ballad of my youth ‘Without You’ the saddest song ever written.
NTSB says fuel exhaustion due to pilot error, sadly.
I show them in Texas in the mid 70s I was a teenager ,, I remember that day when they played ,, they really lured there heart out !! The crash made me sick that day I cried like hell. They were the best southern band around . Ronnie was the best frontman, may you rest in piece ..
Hate toi tell you this but The Allman Brothers Band, also out of Jacksonville, were the originators of southern rock and they paved the way for everyone else. It's likely that LS would never have been "Workin' For MCA" had The ABB not done the heavy lifting, first. Skynyrd was a great band, no question., but credit where it's due, please.
He said they were the BEST not the FIRST. Not to mention the ABB were a jazz/jam band. I've always liked the ABB but they were more like a southern Grateful Dead type of band. They didn't play their music the same way every time like Skynyrd did, not to mention Skynyrd was a rock band.
BACK WHEN WE HAD NEWS
43 Years Ago today
I think I remember that all the members that died had the flames above their heads on the original album cover , after the crash they changed the cover , the original would be rare . I was in the seventh grade so I'm not sure if I remember correctly or not
you would be correct. Still not worth much on ebay
yes ray that is correct. they replaced it with them standing together on the cover but its all black instead of the fiery town in the back. i have the og cover definitely never gettin rid of that.
Yes you are correct. I have the original cover. I was 17 on that fateful day. I will never forget it. I cried on and off the whole day with so many of my friends and we did for many days and weeks after that too! It's almost like the plane crash jinxed all of their lives after that, it's so sad! They are still, in my opinion, the best southern rock band to this day!
My grandpa has the original
Sounds like some satanic Illuminati sacrifice shit to me!
I've lived all over the Delta...Ms, La, Ar & those good ole boy Ms doctors reign! You can bet the survivors lived cuz of God's mercy & those Ms skilled doctors!
I remember that night well.
What a sad history...
I don't remember the because I was born approximately 2 hours after the crash. My first concert was brother cane,bad company and Lynyrd skynyrd headlining.Then after that is when my dad told me why he waited so long to take me to a concert. He wanted them to be my first.
I was born October 20th too
Ronnie was a God among men!
That Tom Wills of channel 4 did a fantastic job reporting this.
I don't know how you run out of fuel in an airplane
Buy being a dumbass!
i nane in michael geoghagan i live on the property from 9 to 15, hell house was burned down from a fire in 1981, there was a house foudation next to it just on top of the hill.
Such a more intelligent and graceful country back then. RIP to the unfortunate souls who had their lives cut short.
I was a newspaper journalist when this crash took place. You are incorrect about us being "intelligent and graceful". We were not. We were in denial about serious long term problems that we, later, could no longer ignore. The guys in this band were struggling with many personal issues ("That Smell" was not apocryphal ) and we as a nation were reelIng from a dreadful war and a corrupt president.It was no golden age, not even close.
My prayers, my heartfelt condolences
This would not likely happen today. The FAA would've grounded that plane knowing that there were mechanical and control gauge issues. It would not be cleared to leave the airport if it were today.
Billy Powell was not the drummer. 3:40.
He said "drummer Pyle was treated and released". I had to listen to it a few times.
I had the cassette tape of Street Survivors with the ring of fire cover. As I recall, they pulled the LP's off the shelf right after the crash, then re-released them with what was the back cover, as the front cover.
You can buy the flame cover today. It's not even expensive. Much better photo, too.
I did not hear them mention guitarist Ed King, was he not on the plane. I know he passed 2 years or so ago in 2018 I think it was.
Lmao, witness hears a plane and without seeing it said " it sounded like it was running on one engine "
So tragic!
I have that album Gold and Platinum it's so awesome🤘
No wonder Aerosmith turned this plane down.
Imagine getting in a deadly horrible plane crash, then surviving it, then being rescued, THEN being transported to a hospital via plane.!!
You have to know they were probably heavily sedated. Don't you think?