<Tr> <Th> Survivors </Th> <Td> 20 </Td> </Tr> <P> On October 20, 1977, a Convair CV - 240 passenger aircraft ran out of fuel and crashed near Gillsburg, Mississippi . Chartered by the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from L&J Company of Addison, Texas, it was near the end of its flight from Greenville, South Carolina, to Baton Rouge, Louisiana . </P> <P> Lead vocalist / founding member Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist / vocalist Steve Gaines, backing vocalist Cassie Gaines (Steve's older sister), assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick, pilot Walter McCreary, and co-pilot William Gray all died as a result of the crash; 20 others survived . </P> <P> On October 20, 1977, three days after releasing their album Street Survivors, Lynyrd Skynyrd's chartered Convair CV - 240 airplane ran out of fuel near the end of their flight from South Carolina to Louisiana . The band had just performed at the Greenville Memorial Auditorium and were to play at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge . </P>

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