<p>October 20, 1977, a Convair crashed while transporting the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. Lead singer Ronnie Van Zandt and 5 others were killed while 20 survived. Dan <a href="https://www.instagram.com/takingoffdan/?hl=en" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.instagram.com/takingoffdan/?hl=en">@TakingOffDan </a>and Christy <a href="https://www.instagram.com/pilotchristy/?hl=en">@PilotChristy</a> talk about the crash and what led to the plane going down.</p>



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October 20, 1977, a Convair crashed while transporting the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. Lead singer Ronnie Van Zandt and 5 others were killed while 20 survived. Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy talk about the crash and what led to the plane going down.

<p>October 20, 1977, a Convair crashed while transporting the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. Lead singer Ronnie Van Zandt and 5 others were killed while 20 survived. Dan <a href="https://www.instagram.com/takingoffdan/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer">@TakingOffDan </a>and Christy <a href="https://www.instagram.com/pilotchristy/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer">@PilotChristy</a> talk about the crash and what led to the plane going down.</p>







































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