Artimus Pyle
The sole member of the original band to literally get up and walk away from the crushed plane, Artimus Pyle’s physical wounds, only consisted of cuts and abrasions. A few years later, however, Pyle had to bow out of the Rossington Collins Band because he was in a motorcycle accident that left his leg broken in 20 places.
Source: rockrattlenroll.com
He later returned to the world of music as leader of the Artimus Pyle Band. This was before reconvening with Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1987 up until the early 90s. He left after the recording of Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991. Why? He said it was the toll from the continued legal battles between the surviving members of the band and Ronnie Van Zant’s widow, Judy.