Published 8:27 am Wednesday, November 18, 2020. Map - Lynyrd Skynyrd Crash Site Monument, Magnolia, MS.

Ronnie, Steve and Cassie are buried at Jacksonville Memory Gardens in Orange Park, FL. A seven-ton black granite monument, dedicated to the memory of those who died and those who lived through the crash over 44 years ago of our own Southern rock. New Mississippi road signs make finding Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash site easier. Killed in the crash were lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines and vocalist Cassie Gaines along with three others. An oak tree nearby has Lynyrd Skynyrd iconography carved into it, and this monument was installed by locals in 2019. On October 20, 1977, Lynyrd SkynyrdвЂ™s plane crashed in the woods eight miles west of the Gillsburg exit off of Federal Highway 55 after a concert in Greenville South Carolina. A plane carrying the band Lynyrd Skynyrd crashed in Gillsburg, Mississippi killing 6 out of 26 passengers. The site of the crash became a memorial for fans, rescuers, and survivors.

Lynyrd skynyrd crash site