WI: The Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash didnt happen?

In a few months (October to be precise), it'll be the 40th anniversary of the plane crash that killed Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, and Cassie Gaines. What if the plane crash didnt happen (maybe they make sure to fuel up before taking off)? What happens to their career? I can see them taking on more of a Heartland rock sound (Springsteen, Petty, Mellencamp) during the 80s.
 
Here's the thing: I wonder if Ronnie Van Zant would have killed himself anyway. I watched the Behind the Music special about Lynyrd Skynyrd 20 years ago, and his dad was talking about how Ronnie always said that he wouldn't reach 30 years old. Also, it seemed that he was willing to go on that plane even though there were warning signs of a problem.
 

Archibald

Banned
I didn't even knew piston-engined Convairs were still in service by the late 70's. Wasn't the group rich enough to charter a bizjet ?
 
I didn't even knew piston-engined Convairs were still in service by the late 70's. Wasn't the group rich enough to charter a bizjet ?

Aerosmith had almost hired the exact same aircraft a week earlier, and were rather shocked when they found out what happened. Seems they had a touring crew member in charge of flight operations who caught the pilots drinking on the job.

That could make for a couple of different PODs.
 

Archibald

Banned
Aerosmith had almost hired the exact same aircraft a week earlier, and were rather shocked when they found out what happened. Seems they had a touring crew member in charge of flight operations who caught the pilots drinking on the job.

That could make for a couple of different PODs.

Dang, Aerosmith dying. There would be no Liv Tyler (bad) but hopefully, no Michael Bay Armaggeddon (which its shameful nepotism: father Tyler made the movie song, his daughter got a role. As if the movie wasn't bad enough already).
 
Dang, Aerosmith dying. There would be no Liv Tyler (bad) but hopefully, no Michael Bay Armaggeddon (which its shameful nepotism: father Tyler made the movie song, his daughter got a role. As if the movie wasn't bad enough already).
You don't have to kill off Aerosmith. Just have someone casually mention it. "Oh, hey, Ronnie, I was talking with this guy from Aerosmith the other day and he had a crazy story about these drunk pilots. Pretty sure it was these guys. Let's go sonewhere else..."
 
Dang, Aerosmith dying. There would be no Liv Tyler (bad) but hopefully, no Michael Bay Armaggeddon (which its shameful nepotism: father Tyler made the movie song, his daughter got a role. As if the movie wasn't bad enough already).

Liv was born a couple months before the Skynyrd crash, actually. I only know this because of a timeline where this switch happened, but yeah, she's fine.
 
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