Convair CV-240 crash, Oct 20, 1977 (6 killed), McComb Mis...
Convair CV-240 accident on October 20, 1977 near McComb Mississippi, United States with 6 fatalities. Cause: Fuel exhaustion and loss of power from...
- Date: October 20, 1977
- Aircraft: Convair CV-240
- Location: McComb Mississippi, United States
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Fuel exhaustion and loss of power from both engines, attributed to crew inattention to fuel supply; inadequate flight planning and an engine malfunction of undetermined nature were contributing factors.
A Convair CV-240 chartered to carry the Lynyrd Skynyrd band ran short of fuel while being vectored toward McComb, Mississippi, and crashed in heavily wooded terrain near Gillsburg. Six people died, including the band's lead singer, and the aircraft was destroyed.