who survived from lynyrd skynyrd's plane crash
1977 Mississippi CV-240 crash 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; twenty others survived.[5]
Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145 All seven crew members and 101 of the 103 passengers died in the crash, or later from their injuries. The two surviving passengers Kechi Okwuchi and Bunmi Amusan were seriously injured. Many passengers survived the initial impact and died in the resulting fire. Port Harcourt Airport had one fire truck and no ambulances.[5][6]