Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash Metal Detecting - Uncut Part II - Final

[@HistorySeekers]

**UPDATE** We went back again and found even MORE items. You do not want to miss that video. Tne March 2020 dig is here--> kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4jXpWeOnNWEqrs Highlight version of this video that is only 13 minutes - kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGLLnXahpLilaqeHkynyrd Plane Crash Dig Highlight Video 13 minutes - kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGLLnXahpLilaqc Uncut Part I - kzbin.info/www/bejne/eniqg6OKedFqipI For the Minelab Equinox 800 History Seekers package also featuring the new History Seekers logo from Detectees: treasuremtndetectors.com/history-seekers-package-minelab-equinox-800-metal-detector-with-free-gear/

[@carlwhite8225]

I have a Budweiser can in about the same shape that came from the crash site, I have had it since i was a teenager. was given to me by a crash investigator that found it in the pieces that they hauled off, I still have it in my beer can collection. Thanks for saving and not selling this stuff.

[@kellyhistoryseekers3090]

Hi Carl! You are my can twin 😀 Was your can from Florida as well? I am so glad you have cherished it all these years. I would really like to see a picture of yours. If that is possible can you reply with a message to this? Thank you so much sir. Have a nice night!

[@HistorySeekers]

Carl that is cool. Can you check the top? We would love to see it. Post in our Facebook group.

[@williswhatchutalkinbout4367]

He's lying

[@williambarnett58]

This just blows me away ,thank you for this show!

[@nickhaas2407]

Thanks for part deux! The instrument panel piece that Kelly found was the best find, the tiller from the previous video!

[@kellyhistoryseekers3090]

Thanks Nick! Have a great night 😀

[@HistorySeekers]

Thanks Nick

[@sandrahunter5749]

My three favorite findings is the beer can,blue paint piece,and the piece reads light panel.

[@kellyhistoryseekers3090]

Sandra, how crazy I wasn't even born when that beer was purchased in Florida!

[@jaspergrey108]

Great video. Thanks for putting the whole video out there for us.

[@HistorySeekers]

Thanks for watching

[@RogueRipple]

Another badass video, Heath! You're becoming a really good channel to watch and learn from!

[@HistorySeekers]

Thank you!

[@Toltecgrl]

I can’t imagine there was so much out there.

[@j.r.digging-it-back7356]

Thank you all for doing this dig and sharing with us.way to honor and rember the crash site for all that was lost.

[@kellyhistoryseekers3090]

Thank you. Please make sure to subscribe and hit the bell icon to catch the follow up when we put the items into the museum. Thanks for watching!

[@HistorySeekers]

Thank you!

[@BlondeVolDoll]

Man all this just breaks my heart. But Thankyou for all y’all do by preserving this history. I’m 36 but my Dad and Mom had me growing up on Southern Rock (I’m from East Tennessee) and all kinds of different music. My Momma passed away last year and her favorite song was Free Bird and I always wonder if she got to meet them when she got to heaven as corny as it sounds.

[@HistorySeekers]

Thank you for sharing. We went back and found more stuff. You can find that video on the channel also.

[@jstud4940]

Thanks for sharing all the footage of this dig. It's a really cool part of music history.

[@HistorySeekers]

Thank you

[@brandyf1932]

Hi ya'll, OUTSTANDING JOB!! Thank you for letting us tag along!!

[@kellyhistoryseekers3090]

Thanks for watching! If you have Facebook, feel free to join us at the History Seekers. Have a great night.

[@brandyf1932]

@@kellyhistoryseekers3090 You too Kelly! That Bud can you found gave me the chills, my fav beer!! It'd be so neat to make a collage with those pieces ya'll excavated. Spell out Lynyrd Skynyrd with them on an old piece of barn wood or even tin. Just a thought. BrandyF from West Texas (Class of '87)

[@HistorySeekers]

Thank you Brandy.

[@raymond.downs_music]

Sucks another area of history to be “developed.” Thankful you all we’re able to get these before

[@HistorySeekers]

Yes it does. thanks Raymond

[@craig8474]

@@HistorySeekers On behalf of Skynyrd fans from outside the US, please go back to the site and recover as much as possible before they concrete it over! Please keep us posted on which museum accepts your donations! It'd be great if one museum would accept all of your finds and open a Skynyrd exhibit containing them, so fans have somewhere to travel and see them all.

[@MarkDiSciullo]

"I can see the concrete slowly creepin', Lord, take me and mine before that comes" - All I Can Do Is Write About It - Ronnie Van Zant

[@gregbaker5109]

Great video Heath. Part 2 was just as good. Favorite finds was that instrument panel piece and that round tiller wheel or whatever it was. Great saves by you all.

[@HistorySeekers]

Glad that you liked it Greg!

[@urbanairgunner6402]

Next Big Adventure let's go to Iowa and find Buddy Holly's plane. Great video guys.

[@HistorySeekers]

Thanks man! You never know

[@scotabot7826]

No need to find it! Its marked with a memorial. You can walk to the exact spot!

[@urbanairgunner6402]

@@scotabot7826 I know it is I was just kidding around with Heath. It was the day the music died for sure. I'm kind of a music geek. Lol.

[@nancydubin9328]

Great finds-liked to see what ya cut out or couldn't add due to time. Just wanna say thanks for saving a bit of history !

[@HistorySeekers]

Thank you for the continued support.

[@kellyhistoryseekers3090]

Thank you Nancy! 😀

[@bradbrown8759]

Just Awsome. The small size of the pieces is testament to the violence of the impact.

[@HistorySeekers]

Yes sir.

[@stumpyshawnstump5010]

Thanks for the follow up video.

[@kellyhistoryseekers3090]

We need a contest for how many times you have watched the videos. Haha! 🤣😂 Thanks for watching.

[@HistorySeekers]

Thanks for watching Shawn.

[@shannaprissyleamon1311]

Another amazing video guys! Thanks for posting it for us! So glad y'all found all these items! So interesting! 🙋💜

[@kellyhistoryseekers3090]

Thanks for watching!

[@HistorySeekers]

Thank you !!

[@shannonlamarre8205]

Another amazing video. I can not wait to see them cleaned up.

[@HistorySeekers]

Thanks Shannon

[@kaceenunez5330]

First video I have seen of yours but damn, i'm hooked!! Great content. Now I have to binge watch all of hour videos. THANKS!!!

[@HistorySeekers]

Thank you Kacee! Welcome to our community. Check out our Facebook group also. Search for The History Seekers.

[@SouthGAJester]

Another awesome video y’all!!! So many great pieces found!!! I really love the instrument panel and the tiller is amazing!!! Great job sharing the history and being respectful at the same time!!!

[@kellyhistoryseekers3090]

Thanks Craig!

[@HistorySeekers]

Thank you!

[@plugpopper4351]

Kelly great job a beer a fuse and part of the instrument panel. That wheel looks like a trim wheel from the plane. Heath you got the video. Great job save history.

[@kellyhistoryseekers3090]

Thank you! And as always thanks for being a loyal watcher.

[@HistorySeekers]

Thank you.

[@littlefattexanable]

Awesome thanks really enjoyed watching for what you found... Try and find more... Thanks again

[@HistorySeekers]

Thank you for watching.

[@missionpassed4584]

I was born in 1977 the year Elvis Presley, Charlie Chaplin, Bing Crosby, Joan Crawford, Groucho Marx, Ronnie Van Zant and quite a few other famous celebrities died, what a year to be born.

[@HistorySeekers]

Yes several of us were also. You are right.

[@ACEDIAMOND666]

July 2, 1977......Day on the green was the day I was born in southern California....the band was in northern California on stage playing FREE BIRD as I was born, it was a live radio broadcast, it was on in the delivery room....I was born during the guitar solo! Now I'm a lead guitar player myself in my own band, and writing my ninth album.....

[@jbolf6]

Kelly did have the find of the day. Thanks for saving part of rock and roll history!

[@kellyhistoryseekers3090]

Thank you! Are you getting some s word over there? It's slick and s word hell over in Milwaukee 😳 As always, thanks for watching!

[@HistorySeekers]

Thank you.

[@jbolf6]

@@kellyhistoryseekers3090 Kelly, we are getting that S crap, lol

[@r.anderson7168]

The piece you found that says main instrument lights is actually part of the cockpit overhead switch panel for the rheostat that controls the lighting for the instrument panel.

[@ClaytonCountyHistoryHound]

Enjoyed watching. Thanks for sharing, GL, HH and take care.

[@kellyhistoryseekers3090]

Thanks for watching!

[@HistorySeekers]

Thank you

[@eugeneweaver9020]

Round piece isn't door latch, Im pretty sure it's the steering tiller that turns the nose wheel ,to steer aircraft when on ground. Eugene Weaver

[@HistorySeekers]

Yes you are correct. We actually IDed it in the main release of the video. Be sure to check it out and our second trip there too.

[@bobkurmis5347]

being an avid metal detector and a huge Skynyrd fan I would love to detect that site.

[@HistorySeekers]

Thanks for watching Bob. Check out our highlight video on it.

[@CrazySpiderAdventures]

Love the uncut vids! High end production as always heath! ❤️

[@HistorySeekers]

Thanks Jon

[@srqlisa7881]

This series brings me back I was at that last concert, left for the weekend and was punished for a month I was 16. : ) Peace

[@kellyhistoryseekers3090]

You got grounded for the last concerts? Looking back, I think it was worth it! What is your best memory from the concert?

[@srqlisa7881]

@@kellyhistoryseekers3090 The end no wanted it to end. I was not very close to the stage so that was disappointing, but it was great fun. I was actually gone the whole weekend we camped out to get there on time. Mom was so worried, because she said I could not go, but I did. ha ha : ) peace Still have my ticket.

[@HistorySeekers]

Thank you for sharing those memories.

[@srqlisa7881]

@@HistorySeekers There were so many people there it was hard to move. I will treasure my memories and the envy on my brothers face forever. Thank you for all ya all's hard work. : ) peace

[@kellyhistoryseekers3090]

@@srqlisa7881 Haha! I always loved sticking stuff to my sister that's only 15 months younger than me! Especially boyfriends when I was a teenager😂😀😂 Now I am just a middle aged lady 🙄

[@Nina-lv3es]

Just imagine how much more is still out there that probably won't ever be found

[@HistorySeekers]

You are right. We just came back from there again and found a key item. That video will be out this week.

[@jessiepayne737]

That was amazing recovering history of a legendary group. Very few people can attest to that thank you for sharing. When this site is developed they should name a street after the band and Vanzant. Let the streets intersect at the crash site, just a crazy thought. Enjoyed the videos and as always Be Safe and HH my friends.

[@HistorySeekers]

Thank you

[@FindingAlabama]

Very very cool video series! Way to save history!!

[@HistorySeekers]

Thank you

[@barbaralong1642]

Surprising there were so many pieces left.

[@HistorySeekers]

Agreed. Thanks for watching

[@jr13227]

When a plane crashes so many things break off. In any plane crash there’s bound to be thousands of pieces even after the investigation is over

[@heavymetalnut1965]

awesome saves you guys. very interesting to be able to save this history from a legendary band

[@HistorySeekers]

Thank you Dave!

[@kayschmidt4937]

Loved this. Amazing finds! Can't wait to see the next one

[@HistorySeekers]

We released another just a few weeks ago with even better find. It’s on our channel now. Here is a link to the latest video. Hit the subscribe button and the bell so you get notified when we go back. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4jXpWeOnNWEqrs

[@HistorySeekers]

Direct link to the latest. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4jXpWeOnNWEqrs

[@kayschmidt4937]

Just watched it last night. All have been great. Thank you for sharing!

[@scottlambert2949]

I like all of y'all's finds and they are a piece of Americana history 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@HistorySeekers]

Thank you Scott

[@kenbaker8868]

This is pretty cool! Parts of of the actual plane that the band crashed in!

[@HistorySeekers]

Yes it is

[@3drelix]

I think the green is Zinc Chromate Primer…usually coated aluminum

[@bfrederick1]

They have opened the boyhood Van Zant house in Jacksonville. It is listed as a Historical site now. You may get in touch with them and see if they may be interested in these cool pieces.

[@HistorySeekers]

We had talked about that.

[@depatterson7357]

Bryan Frederick You can rent that house. May not be a safe place for such relics.

[@relicmansteve1529]

another awesome video.

[@HistorySeekers]

Thank you

[@craigchadwick2504]

That round piece is what I believe is the tiller. It’s what the pilot turns to operate the nose wheel steering when the aircraft is on the ground.

[@HistorySeekers]

Yes it is.

[@supplechasehopeviewfarm]

Paranormal investigation would rock !!!!

[@HistorySeekers]

we agree.

[@gljenni1977]

All of the findings are so cool

[@HistorySeekers]

Thank you!

[@theyarddogs4100]

Awesome finds gentlemen an young lady. Carl HH

[@HistorySeekers]

Thank you Carl

[@kellyhistoryseekers3090]

Thanks Carl! Have a great weekend 😀

[@viktorvetrov3764]

Channel deserves attention, very interesting! Канал заслуживает внимания, очень интересно!

[@kellyhistoryseekers3090]

Thanks for watching!

[@mikereynolds3294]

Oh how i wish i had a small piece as a memory of my dear old friends from my home area. I always wanted to make a ring or pendant to keep their memory near & dear😢

[@4marky]

It would be really cool if you went and metal detected Ritchie Valens & Or John Denver’s plane crash sites

[@HistorySeekers]

Thank you for the suggestion.

[@ianmeadows537]

I've been thinking about doing it myself

[@Nickthejoker2003]

Didn't John Denver crash in the ocean?

[@mikegillaspy1721]

Denver crashed in the Pacific

[@mikebottiaux5850]

Please let us know where these pieces wind up.

[@HistorySeekers]

Mike I sure will as soon as we sign the agreement.

[@CarolStJohn-ev9ry]

The thought of someone building a house on the crash site makes me shudder.

[@melissamayeaux6501]

Wow awesome video and finds !!!!! Go back and take me with y'all. Lol

[@HistorySeekers]

I wish we could, we only got a 1 time permission for it. It was hard to get to say the least.

[@rdakota428]

Any video of the pieces cleaned up?

[@ronniecapitanelli3729]

Amazing ..!! Absolutely Amazing ..! The Budweiser Can ..! THATS the real deal right there ..!

[@scottkinsey4392]

We’re any musical instruments or pieces of instruments found?

[@HistorySeekers]

No

[@vicvalente4874]

that is quite a haul and shows how violent a crash can be. I guarantee you there is quit a bit more left and probably spread over a wide area, and if that land is going to be developed it probably is worth more searches before it is lost forever

[@kellyhistoryseekers3090]

Absolutely. We were there 2 hours at the most and I imagine we barely scratched the surface. We have no plans to go back at this time.

[@HistorySeekers]

Thanks Vic.

[@vicvalente4874]

hey Kelley,if it is just going to be destroyed, then you should consider going back. think about this, you might find personal items such as jewelry that might be priceless to the families involved. it would be one thing if it were just going to lay there forever, but to be destroyed forever is unthinkable. if your finds were mostly from the cockpit area, you really haven't touched the cabin area where the persona effects may be. I really hope you do go back

[@THEATREofPAIN270]

Excellent Video. Long Live Lynyrd Skynyrd Did you ever wonder that they just left the smaller pieces behind and just took the bigger pieces of debris. I say that because you guys found a lot of material. Things were different back then. Today they recover pretty much every splinter. I'm no expert, Just curious as to what you think.

[@vicvalente4874]

its possible that they knew early on that the cause of the accident was fuel starvation and not any particular system failure of the aircraft so they were not interested in recovering every little bit of debris

[@THEATREofPAIN270]

@@vicvalente4874 Totally understand that. I just thought that they would still recover most pieces.

[@kellyhistoryseekers3090]

@@THEATREofPAIN270 I think life was so much different then. It was the community that helped get the survivors out. In 2019, the general public would be scared of hurting someone and getting sued in a similar situation. In 1977, this type of aircraft was very old technology. Other models had been in accidents. The NTSB also relied very heavily on Artimus Pyles account of what happened. I think they thought it was an open and shut case. Read the NTSB report and see what you think. Personally, I wish they had picked everything up. We found this much in 2 hours... it does make you feel doubtful. I don't believe the hoax theories out there but they are great reading. One last thing. Six people died. Six people should be remembered. That is what bothers me most about this project. The band manager and the pilots were people, too. Reply back if you find something I didn't or have another theory. Thanks for watching 😀

[@HistorySeekers]

The one thing that they said in the report was the recovered everything that wasn’t obliterated. .

[@vicvalente4874]

you would think so but they often do not especially in remote areas where it can be hard to do so

[@Carl09of09]

I think the beer can is awesome hope you saved the pull tab ring!

[@HistorySeekers]

thanks Carl!

[@kellyhistoryseekers3090]

Yes I did Carl 🙂 It's put back together.

[@bnetolldnataman]

That broken tiller wheel tho. 😱😱😢😢😢😢poor buggers.

[@HistorySeekers]

Thanks for watching

[@stringfrenzy]

Well done 👍

[@HistorySeekers]

Thank you

[@gosportjamie]

The first piece you found in this video looks like part of the frame around one of the fuselage windows, so it was probably right next to one of the passengers when the plane came down... I'm surprised the NTSB didn't take the nose wheel steering tiller wheel as it could have been significant in determining the mechanism of death for the pilot or co-pilot. It takes a lot of force to break a cast aircraft-grade aluminium part off like that so you have to think that one of the pilots hit that during the course of the crash and aircraft break up. Maybe there wasn't so much emphasis on the mechanism of injury in investigations then, but in today's eyes it seems like a very glaring miss, as does the high-amperage fuse that you found, as an electrical fault could easily have caused a failed or misreading fuel gauge which could well have been a cause of the crash...

[@HistorySeekers]

You are exactly right and most of our guys all being current or former law enforcement investigators felt the same way. Be sure to check out our latest video that we released a few days ago that shows even more items missed. It cast serious doubt on the effectiveness of the investigation.

[@gosportjamie]

@@HistorySeekers Yes, I've watched that video. It does raise quite a few questions. I'm thinking this could be another case like the Mammonas Assassinas plane crash in South America where someone seems to have found them an annoyance so the investigation got rushed and put to bed as quickly as possible to minimise the public scrutiny. I'm not trying to suggest there was anything untoward involved in the crash, but the investigation does very much seem like it could have been handled in a more thorough and professional way, at least to modern eyes...

[@HistorySeekers]

Agreed!

[@badbackshop]

Definitely part of the wing structure...or a chair...

[@HistorySeekers]

We agree. Thanks for watching.

[@GammonMaster-PcP]

I went to the Buddy Holly crash site many times on my road trips, along with Big Bopper and Richie Valance I wonder if anyone has detected that site

[@vox1966]

Definitely a 1970s beer can that can has full width top 306 conversions happened in 1984 smaller top to save aluminum

[@HistorySeekers]

what was interesting was it being stamped from FL so unless some local drove to Florida for a beer run and back then buried with the plane parts we think it came from the band or crew. We just posted another video from a return trip to this site.

[@johnbolton8606]

Where is the museum that you have the parts on display?

[@HistorySeekers]

We have offered it to the family when/if they open up a museum. We displayed them publicly for free in Charleston last year and will do so at other venues that request when we can until they have a permanent home. We spoke to a museum in North West AL near where the first album was recorded but they were unable to secure the budget to build the displays. We offered them at not charge.

[@JohnDaker_singer]

I'm friends with Johnny and Donnie VanZant. I've never asked them, but I imagine videos like this make them feel pretty awful. It wasn't that long ago that someone dug up their brother and scattered his remains. And they're such great people, too. Nicest guys you could hope to meet.

[@HistorySeekers]

John we would love to talk to them. We would like their help getting it placed in a proper museum. We are not looking to sell the items and have any intentions of doing so. We do this for the love of preserving history. Aunt Jane called me and she said she was going to talk to Johnny about it. My understanding is they are open to the museum part but I have not spoken to them directly.

[@JohnDaker_singer]

@@HistorySeekers I'm glad to hear that. They've just opened a museum in their childhood home here in Jacksonville. I'm sure you can get in touch with them through there. You can actually pay to stay in the house and experience what it was like to live as a westside good ole' boy.

[@HistorySeekers]

Aunt Jane said they were going to contact us about getting items if they want them. We told her all we ask is they never be sold.

[@kaceenunez5330]

@@JohnDaker_singer Hello is this museum open? If not, do you know when it will be? I am from New Mexico but I would definitely travel to see their museum. Thanks for your help in advance. I really do appreciate it.

[@jamesjr5500]

Diggers might get excited about digging gold but this is the type of treasure most only dream about finding!!

[@kellyhistoryseekers3090]

That's very true! Thanks so much for watching 😀

[@HistorySeekers]

Thanks James.

[@donnaturner5035]

Ronnie Van Zant , Billy Powell and. Gary Rossington all drank Budweiser beer during their concerts .

[@ronralphsson7296]

I’m new to detecting and have thought many times when I find personal items, “that is history.”Famous or not,this is a big part of the hobby.I’m not besmearing your more relevant finds.I grow up in the seventies but personally I am not interested in beer cans from a seventies band.

[@kellyhistoryseekers3090]

That is totally understandable 😀 There are mixed emotions across the board for this dig, as well as many others. The incredible thing about that can was that it was unopened and meant to be drank the day I was born. My dad was a huge fan, I would love to put what I found at his grave so he can be part of the big dig, too. We value your opinion always. Thanks for watching! Feel free to join the History Seekers on Facebook. We would love to see your finds as well 😀

[@HistorySeekers]

Thanks for responding Ron. I understand. We will be back to regular stuff starting this coming week.

[@ronralphsson7296]

History Seekers I am sorry that you would feel that I was being overly critical in my comment.I very much enjoy your channel and meant to say what you will agree with,that history is in the ground to find.Most finds are left by people that no one now remembers.My comment about the beer was uncalled for.It is good that you put your own time and resources into this project that many people will enjoy,and that it brought you joy and memories.HH I’m already following you F.B.

[@rikkiaugust2815]

shame on you

[@krazy4baja]

It’s just a little part of history. Something to add to the plane crash. Sad that things happen like this. Makes people wonder what their lives could have been like now. An unfortunate accident that happened back then from a miscalculation of fuel mixture and distance traveled from what I heard

[@kellyhistoryseekers3090]

I was just talking to someone today. (I am in Wisconsin) He wasn't even aware there was a crash and another band. I am glad we were able to get these pieces and they can fill that timeline in a museum. Thank you for watching and have a great night.

[@HistorySeekers]

It was very unfortunate

[@vindivergilio3482]

Was the crash site ever developed or is it a permanent monument to the band?

[@MrLifesavers1]

The land has been sold to developers? Please don’t tell me we are gonna have a Walmart parking lot built on top of the location where Ronnie Van Zandt died....

[@HistorySeekers]

No just cleared. Not sure what they will out there if anything.

[@dpw9666]

@@HistorySeekers A memorial was built "near" the crash site and dedicated back in October. The obvious question would be is that what the land was cleared for? kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3O1dY2neNF7m7M

[@bretyoung7235]

Close. Its going to be a Amazon distribution center.

[@darracooper7937]

I am pretty sure you have found some place by now to take these pieces of history but the Smithsonian maybe? Possibility of both the American history part or the aviation part of the museum. I haven't been to the Smithsonian in a long time so not sure if they have anything on the plane crash involving Lynyrd Skynyrd.

[@sandrahunter5749]

I forgot the wheel piece from the plane

[@kellyhistoryseekers3090]

Great choices! Who would have thought they were left behind after the investigation?

[@HistorySeekers]

Thanks for watching Sandra.

[@rickyb2200]

Great job everyone.

[@kellyhistoryseekers3090]

Thank you Ricky!

[@HistorySeekers]

Thank you

[@carolvillines7616]

Did you find more?

[@HistorySeekers]

Yes

[@bobbiepeak8859]

This stuff has surfaced after many years where the investigators after their investigation dug a large hole and buried the small stuff and it is coming back to the surface. one of the rescuers said they took unopened beer cans and left them there in remembrance of Ronnie.

[@DENAANN1000]

I'd cut a piece small enough to fit in a locket, these guys were way ahead of their time. The fact it could have easily been avoided makes the crash all the more tragic.

[@HistorySeekers]

you are right. I still wonder if there was something missed in the investigation.

[@DENAANN1000]

@@HistorySeekers What investigation? Dumb ass pilot's didn't put enough gas in which is why it didn't explode. Doesn't get any more stupid or tragic than that. As a loyal fan I feel sooo friggin cheated.

[@HistorySeekers]

Oh I agree but from reports of band members inside the plane they reported seeing a fuel leak.

[@DENAANN1000]

@@HistorySeekers That leak is the only thing that saved lives. I know the band still plays but the real skynard died with Ronnie. :(

[@adventurearchaeology]

So what epic place are we going to dig next??? Haha!

[@HistorySeekers]

See you tomorrow with Exploring Alabama :D

[@adventurearchaeology]

@@HistorySeekers Im looking forward to it!

[@kellyhistoryseekers3090]

Nerds

[@CrazySpiderAdventures]

Meanwhile snow has started falling here... 🥶 sad faces in Iowa... I need to migrate down there like Kelly... 😂

[@stevelaconte8802]

They loved their Bud

[@shirleygreen4733]

Isn't there signs out there that say no trespassing

[@HistorySeekers]

We have permission from the land owner.

[@shirleygreen4733]

Oh thanks for information

[@vikkinicholson2300]

what a shame the owner of that land is destroying beautiful timber for urban sprawl. shame on him. greed versus our planet and eco system.

[@donnagalorenzo6507]

The beer can..

[@kenhajjar8738]

One of the rescuers Bobby McDaniel would go back to the site a few times and bring 2 cans of Budweiser, open one and drink it leave the other unopened for Ronnie. Could be from the plane or could be from Bobby McDaniel

[@jaywyche416]

Great find but put it back.

[@HistorySeekers]

Thanks for watching Jay.

[@SuperRowdyone]

Steve Gaines..miss you 💯...find any poker chips??

[@HistorySeekers]

No poker chips.

[@jameshughes4942]

I guess you have not looked in the right spot . But poker chips don't sound off with a detector.

[@breezealeigh148]

how are they developing this area when October 20 of this year a memorial was unveiled to commemorate the ones that perished in the plane crash? I know it was erected several yards from the spot yall on but to me, that is secreted ground.

[@HistorySeekers]

It’s not yards from the site. If they told you that then you were deceived. It is not on the crash site

[@breezealeigh148]

@@HistorySeekers sorry I was a few yards off, The official unveiling is Oct. 20 at 3 p.m. about 400 yards from the actual crash site, which is difficult to navigate because of trees, vines, and marsh. The memorial will sit on land donated by Dwain and Lola Easley on Easley Road, just off Hwy. 568.Oct 19, 2019

[@HistorySeekers]

It’s no problem. They aren’t the land owner where the crash happened.

[@kathryneast6919]

Such a tragedy.They put their trust in the pilots who let the plane run out fuel.

[@midnitelitecompany]

What’s on that dudes neck?

[@HistorySeekers]

dirt....

[@midnitelitecompany]

@@HistorySeekers what I wouldn’t give to have one of the coins found. Actually I would love to have any piece of this history.

[@raymondcoggins297]

So cool

[@HistorySeekers]

Thank you

[@adrianogold]

Tô aqui no Brasil assistindo tamo junto irmão

[@bradklingensmith]

I'm watching from Pennsylvania, USA.

[@funkyflashman]

Wait...WHAT?!? The site is being developed? WTF?!?!? 😡🤬😡😠🤬😡😠🤬😡🤬🤬😡😠

[@funkyflashman]

How can fans stop this?

[@kellyhistoryseekers3090]

@@funkyflashman I am not sure if there is a way. On October 20, 2019, there was a beautiful memorial dedicated near the crash site and there is supposed to be another near the hospital in the near future. My thought (and this is just my thought) is that if the current band and survivors couldn't buy out the owner, it's likely impossible. You may want to research the area and see if there is a grass roots campaign. I would love to see the site saved! Keep me informed 😀

[@HistorySeekers]

They are upset with people trespassing and going to scrape it to stop people from sneaking on.

[@derekcollins1972]

It's a shame that the landowners weren't fans.What would it hurt for people to walk in the woods anyways?It's not like they are destroying farm land or crops.

[@derekcollins1972]

@Ricoville That's true as far as the liability.I was thinking that this was a way for people to get a personal connection with the band and not being disrespectful.They plan on scraping the land anyway so anything that may be left will be lost for sure.My son kept the keys from my car accident because he thought I was going to die.Its just a way to hang on.

[@jameshughes4942]

Well I hate to brake it to Kelly but she surely does not have the only piece of the instrument panel. I have a lot of the instruments and panel pieces parts from the plane . Stuff that was brought home only days after crash . You can see for ya self in the Tom Wills documentary The Legacy of Lynyrd Skynard . Fact check that .

[@HistorySeekers]

Thanks for letting us know James. We will see if we can find the documentary .

[@jameshughes4942]

Been a week or more and still no post on yall fact checking

[@charlesmcdo1884]

Great

[@HistorySeekers]

Thank you

[@raythackston1960]

I would have kept every single piece and anything not to be given to a museum I would have sold off at auction and give the money to a Skynyrd charity or fund of some kind. Especially if the land will be developed in a short while.

[@brianbaird1503]

Four people died in that crash, how about having some respect ..... you guys are giddy because Scott's pile is bigger than my pile, wtf is that shit ??! You really think the investigators are gonna come up with a different finding because you found 25 pieces of jagged metal ? They knew that crap was in the ground, they don't need to find EVERY PIECE of a crash site to make a determination. Go get a job ................

[@HistorySeekers]

We each have jobs making 6 figures. That is why we are not selling it like common scavenger trash. We aren’t sitting in our parents basement watching KZbin or anything. You know trying to make a difference. As for excitement, well maybe you should try making the videos. Nobody wants to watch monotone people that have to rent a personality. I am sure I’d you have anything like that you would be a bit excited too. At the end of the day we were excited to have saved history before it was lost forever. Now people can see it in museums for generations to come. You are welcome. We never said it would change the outcome. If you can read through all the report it said that they recovered everything that was not obliterated. What it parts of instruments that were not recovered unlocked what had caused the plane to fun out of fuel? I was in investigator for most of my life before getting out of law enforcement. I can tell you if I put that I recovered everything and didn’t it would be a problem. So they lied in their report essential. Oh and thanks for watching.

[@brianbaird1503]

@@HistorySeekers You just don't get it ..... "We each have jobs making 6 figures" ... wow that makes a big difference, because you make six figures ? You're selling something here !! Anytime someone, much less four people, die in an accident there is a thought among the civic minded that you don't go tramping much less digging thru the grounds where people fuckin died ! Why do I have to explain it to you.. ? You have a misleading title, so people will watch and subscribe, and its not about money, right ?

[@Jasonc9606]

Ya'll are acting just as excited as I was on the wreckage of a Korean War F4 Corsair I had some time with overseas in Sicily.

[@wild6285]

Can u go out there on you own will

[@HistorySeekers]

We must get permission each time but the owner has people arrested that are caught out there

[@bigcountry5045]

thats the problem with mankind... we have no reverence for the locations where very important thing which have changed the course of history such as this place where rock and roll changed forever ! we think we have to build stuff everywhere ! places like this should be protected forever !!!!!

[@HistorySeekers]

If we “protected” every inch of the earth for every thing one person thinks is important we wouldn’t have any place to even turn around. You aren’t being realistic. What about preserving items like this in museums. That does a lot more than “protecting” a piece of land with a few scrap pieces of metal on it.

[@bigcountry5045]

@@HistorySeekers you have your opinion and i have mine, putting it in a museum is great but going to where it happened is priceless ! if it was my land id NEVER sell it to anyone and made sure it stayed in the family never to be sold !

[@kellyhistoryseekers3090]

@@bigcountry5045 This land isn't owned by the same person who owned it in 1977. He has no association to the crash. He just wants peace and to be left alone. He has nothing to do with the plane crash. He didn't live there then.

[@janwarriner6554]

I hope there’s no part 3. I usually enjoy your channel but this is stretching it. You have no idea if a coin is from the plane. Can’t see any museum wanting what you found.

[@HistorySeekers]

This was the final video. You are right about the coins but we know the other stuff is related.

[@HistorySeekers]

Thanks for sticking with us. We had to release it to document everything. Back to regular detecting again. We have a museum wanting the other parts.

[@brandyf1932]

Pessimist.

[@m_12_44_w]

Then move on. Quite certain their lives will still go on without you in them. Pessimistic rag.