{"id":1051,"date":"2026-03-19T09:20:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T13:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/?p=1051"},"modified":"2026-03-19T09:20:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T13:20:28","slug":"did-you-know-aerosmith-nearly-rented-the-plane-from-lynyrd-skynyrds-fatal-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/did-you-know-aerosmith-nearly-rented-the-plane-from-lynyrd-skynyrds-fatal-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Did You Know? Aerosmith Nearly Rented the Plane From Lynyrd Skynyrd\u2019s Fatal Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the summer of 1977, the American rock band <a href=\"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/songs\/aerosmith\">Aerosmith<\/a> was scouting planes for their upcoming tour. The band was preparing to release their fifth studio album, <em>Draw The Line<\/em>, followed by a tour in the fall. The band and management inspected a Conair CV-240 plane in Addison, Texas. The band&#8217;s assistant chief of flight operations found the plane&#8217;s condition wasn&#8217;t being properly maintained. Apparently, they also noticed the plane&#8217;s pilots sharing a bottle of Jack Daniel&#8217;s whiskey, which was a red flag even for the band with a party reputation. Ultimately, Aerosmith passed on the plane and sought other options. Soon after, Lynyrd Skynyrd rented the same plane for their upcoming tour, ironically named Tour of the Survivors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lynyrd Skynyrd Embarked on a Tour Promoting Their Fifth Studio Album Using the Plane<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The 1977 album <em>Street Survivors<\/em> was a success, further establishing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/songs\/lynyrd-skynyrd\">Lynyrd Skynyrd<\/a> as one of the top American rock acts. It peaked at No. 5 on the <em>Billboard <\/em>200. <em>Street Survivors<\/em> contained three singles for the band. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/facts\/lynyrd-skynyrd\/whats-your-name\">&#8220;What&#8217;s Your Name?&#8221;<\/a> peaked at No. 13 on the <em>Billboard<\/em> Hot 100. The second single, &#8220;That Smell,&#8221; failed to chart but gained popularity posthumously. The album&#8217;s third single peaked at No. 69 on the Hot 100. <em>Street Survivors<\/em> was officially released on October 17, 1977. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A mere 3 days later, on October 20, the plane ran out of fuel and crashed in a wooded area in Gillsburg, Mississippi. The night before, the band had performed at the Greenville Memorial Auditorium in Greenville, South Carolina. They boarded the plane the next day and set out for Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to perform at Louisiana State University. Towards the end of the flight, the plane ran out of fuel. The pilots attempted to re-route towards McComb Airport, about 10 miles away from where the plane eventually went down. Upon realizing they won&#8217;t make it to the airport, they attempted an emergency landing. Instead, the plane skimmed the top of the tree line and crashed into a large tree, tearing the plane apart. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Out of the 26 people on board, only 20 survived. 6 people died in the crash, including lead singer Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist and vocalist Steve Gaines. Steve Gaines&#8217;s sister, Cassie Gaines, was touring as a backing vocalist and was also killed in the crash. Other members of Lynyrd Skynyrd were badly injured, and some took years and even decades to recover. It is among the most tragic events in rock history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-songfacts-fact\"><div class=\"songfacts-card songfacts-card-horizontal\"><div class=\"songfacts-content-container\"><div class=\"songfacts-header\"><h3 class=\"songfacts-card-title\"><span>Songfacts: <\/span><span class=\"songfacts-title-part\">That Smell<\/span><span class=\"songfacts-separator\"> | <\/span><span class=\"songfacts-artist-part\">Lynyrd Skynyrd<\/span><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"songfacts-meta\">Album:<span class=\"songfacts-album\">Street Survivors <\/span><span class=\"songfacts-releasedate\"> [1977]<\/span><\/div><div class=\"songfacts-body\"><p class=\"songfacts-card-text\">Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, and backup singer Cassie Gaines were killed in a plane crash a few days after Lynyrd Skynyrd&#8217;s 1977 tour started. Some of the lyrics in this song refer to death, and the cover of the album, which had just been released, showed the band enveloped in flames.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"songfacts-footer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/facts\/lynyrd-skynyrd\/that-smell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"songfacts-button\"><span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/americansongwriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SongFacts-icon.png\" alt=\"Songfacts\" style=\"width:20px;height:20px;vertical-align:middle;margin-right:5px\" \/><\/span>Read the full Songfacts<svg><title>angle-double-right<\/title><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Members of Aerosmith Felt Survivors Guilt Upon Hearing the News<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Shortly after news broke of the Lynyrd Skynyrd crash, members of Aerosmith soon realized the plane was the same one they had turned down months prior. 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