OlderTravis Barker, DJ AM Injured in Fatal Plane Crash
Former Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker and Adam Goldstein, aka DJ AM, were injured in a plane crash that killed four people (3 males, 1 female) and critically injured two, NBC News reports.
Both Travis and DJ AM were in critical condition as of Saturday morning and transported to a burn center in Augusta, Georgia.
The FAA said the plane carrying six people was departing from South Carolina’s Columbia Metropolitan Airport headed to Van Nuys, Calif., when an air traffic controller reported seeing sparks. The plane went off the runway and crashed on a nearby road.
Travis performed Friday night at an event with Perry Farrel, Gavin DeGraw, and DJ AM. Earlier this month, Travis and DJ AM were the house band at the MTV Video Music Awards.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Travis, DJ AM, their friends and family.
UPDATE: The deceased are Sarah Lemmon (pilot), James Bland (co-pilot), Chris Baker (Travis’ assistant) and Charles Still (Travis’ bodyguard). Our deepest condolences and sympathies to all of their families and friends.
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Was Mark Hoppus on the plane?
Thank God Travis and Dj AM survived!
I’m sorry for the others who died, may God be with them.
Was Mark Hoppus on the plane?
Thank God Travis and Dj AM survived!
I’m sorry for the others who died, may God be with them.
Augusta Burn Center is awesome . They do a lot of good there . Best recovery wishes for Travis and Adam , condolences to the families of the ones whom didn’ t make it .
what a nightmare
I hope it is not bad
THEY SAID THEY PERFORMED WITH PERRY FARRELL AND GAVIN DEGRAW{BUT NO WORD IF THEY WERE ABOARD THE JET I HOPE NOT…MY PRAYERS AND GOD BE WITH THEM..
This is so sad and tragic. I am praying that Travis and DJAM are going to be okay and my heart goes out to the four people that died and their families and friends. According to PH, Perry wasn’t on the plane, don’t know about Gavin though
burns are the worst thing in the world
I’m sorry for the people who died
CNN showed a picture of the plane and it is a miracle that Travis and DJAM survived
So Perry Farrel wasn’t on the plane. Anyone know if Gavin DeGraw was onboard?
Get well soon, and my condolences to families and friends of those who have died.
Small jet crashes at Columbia Metro Airport
Posted: Sep 20, 2008 06:57 AM CDT
Updated: Sep 20, 2008 08:56 AM CDT
Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and DJ AM are in critical condition, Jennifer Wilson reports
RAW: Learjet crash
Small jet crashes at Columbia Metro Airport, Jennifer Wilson reports
In this Sept. 7, 2008 file photo, DJ AM and musician Travis Barker pose backstage at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards held at Paramount Pictures Studio Lot in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)
COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - Officials with the Columbia Metropolitan Airport say a small jet has crashed killing four.
Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen says the plane carrying six people was departing shortly before midnight Friday when air traffic controllers reporting seeing sparks. She says the plane went off the runway and crashed on a nearby road.
Federal officials say two crew members and two passengers have been killed.
Officials say two people have survived the crash and have been carried to the Augusta Burn Center.
Officials at the Augusta Burn Center say they have Travis Barker, the former drummer from the band Blink-182, and Adam Michael Goldstein, aka DJ AM. Both are in critical condition. Barker and Goldstein were in Columbia Friday night for a concert at Five Points.
The National Transportation Safety Board has scheduled a news conference for 11:30am.
The airport will be closed until 12pm according to officials.
Autopsies are currently being performed to confirm the identity of the four who died in the crash.
More on this story as it develops…
Posted by Jeremy Turnage
Copyright 2008 Raycom Media. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. AP contributed to this report.
Wait, now I am hearing Farrell was on the plane..which is it??
THERE ARE PICS OF THE CRASH @ THIS ABOVE SITE
i really hope travis turns out ok, hes an oustanding drummer, he gets me wishes all the way from africa
i really hope travis turns out ok, hes an oustanding drummer, he gets my best wishes all the way from africa
AND PEREZ HILTON SAYS FARRELL WAS “NOT” ON THE PLANE
# 34 Kaia @ 09/20/2008 at 10:21 am
don’t know if he was on board
that’s so sad, i hope they are okay.
we, in Finland, are praying for you guys.
WHERE IS GAVIN!? HOW DOES NO ONE KNOW WHERE HE IS!?!?
What kind of plane?
This is terribly sad news, my thoughts are with the families of those involved.
This could be interesting… DJ AM is in the burn unit - critical. So he will become sort of a Phantom of the Opera guy, totally hideous and haunted by a happier past. He will not play the organ though, because he doesn’t know how - he will scratch records and lay down fat beatz. Also, he will stalk his Ex Nicole, who has her own life and is a new mother. He will lament over her for some time and then kidnap her and imprison her in his sewer-lair. He will serenade her with fresh cutz, but she will fear his ghastly looks. Then Paris and Benji will have to rescue her from his clutches and DJ AM will consume himself in a final conflagration. He had always wished he dies with his four friends in the crash. Well, that’s the story. My prayers are with both the survivors and the dead. I hope nobody famous died.
PEREZ HILTN SAYS GAVIN DEGRAW WAS NOT IN THE PLANE
OOPS I MEANT HILTON
I just heard about this on CNN. I can’t believe this. It’s like a really bad dream. I’m praying that Travis & DJ pull through this (and sustain as little injuries as possible). My thoughts and prayers are with them and their families.
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