Travis Barker & DJ AM Critically Injured in Deadly Plane Crash - 4 Dead, 2 Injured - Guild Inn

Merch · 20-09-08, 15:00

Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and DJ AM were critically injured in a plane crash Friday night (September 19) in Columbia, South Carolina. They had just performed at a free T-Mobile-sponsored show in the Five Points area, along with Perry Farrell and headliner Gavin DeGraw.
Though early reports had suggested that DeGraw may have been on the plane at the time of the crash, DeGraw's father, Wayne, told MTV News that he'd spoken to his son Saturday morning and that he was fine. Farrell's manager, Peter Katsis, confirmed that Farrell was not on the plane.

According to Lynne Douglas, public information officer for the Columbia Metro Airport, the crash took place just before midnight on Friday and involved a private Learjet with six passengers onboard. While taking off, the plane, which never left the ground, began sending up sparks and skidded off the end of the runway through a fence separating the airfield from a nearby roadway. It then crossed the roadway and ended up in an embankment, catching fire on impact. Douglas said two passengers — who were later confirmed to be AM and Barker — escaped the aircraft while it was on the ground, while the other two passengers and crew members died in the crash.
An eye witness told NBC news affiliate WIS that he saw a fireball crossing the road near the airport and then realized it was a plane. He saw jet fuel shoot out across the roadway and then saw two men, who were both on fire, patting each other down to extinguish the flames.
Beth Frits, a spokesperson for the Joseph M. Still Burn Center in Augusta, Georgia, confirmed that AM (born Adam Goldstein) and Barker were transported to a hospital in Columbia, following the crash. They were transferred — AM by helicopter and Barker by ambulance — to the Still Center soon after. She told CNN that both men had "extensive burns."
Lexington County Deputy Coroner Brian Setree confirmed for MTV News on Saturday morning that three men and a woman were killed in the crash. Just after 10 a.m. Saturday, Setree identified two of the crash victims: the plane's pilot, Sarah Lemmon, 31, of Anaheim, California, and her co-pilot, James Bland, who was 52 and lived in Carlsbad, California. At 10:40, Setree confirmed that Barker's assistant, Chris "Little Chris" Baker, also died in the crash. He was 29, and lived in Studio City, California. At 11:30 a.m., Setree released the name of the fourth person who died: Barker's security guard, Charles Still, 25, of Los Angeles.
The National Transportation Safety Board has scheduled a press conference for 11:30 a.m., and it is expected more details about the accident will be revealed at that time.
Barker, 32, and DJ AM, 35, were the house band for the 2008 VMAs.

Latest Update:

TMZ has learned Travis Barker has been burned from the waist down, but he is expected to survive the plane crash. DJ AM's face was severely burned and is being tended to right now.

CkChRIzZ · 20-09-08, 15:44

damn, that's crazy.

Interllect · 20-09-08, 16:11

woooow... thats pretty messed up

... hope they pull through

TheGummy · 20-09-08, 16:17

ah shit that's not good.

what is it with rockstars and aeroplanes?

CkChRIzZ · 20-09-08, 19:22

and also, figures there was atleast 1 female on there

**RaMarcus** · 20-09-08, 19:29

No idea who these people are...

Still tragic anyway as planes are the safest form of transport, wonder what he cause was?

Sherif · 20-09-08, 19:39

Holy shit Travis Barker!
That sucks..

TheGummy · 20-09-08, 23:29

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Originally Posted by RaMarcus

No idea who these people are...

Still tragic anyway as planes are the safest form of transport, wonder what he cause was?

travis barker was the drummer of the band blink 182, loads of people think he's one of the best drummers around, or was at one point anyway.

im not a huge fan of him musically, but like you say, any plane crash is going to be tragic.

Athian · 21-09-08, 02:54

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Originally Posted by TheGummy

ah shit that's not good.

what is it with rockstars and aeroplanes?

It's bound to happen. More "non-rockstars" are killed in plane crashes than actualy "rock stars".

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Originally Posted by RaMarcus

Still tragic anyway as planes are the safest form of transport, wonder what he cause was?

It's getting worse though, the more planes that fly the more dangerous it gets. Driving a car is only most dangerous becuase most people have one themselves. Increases rick.

I love being Mr. Obvious-irrelevant.

Happycamper · 21-09-08, 03:32

pfft travis was overrated anyways.

Saberhof · 21-09-08, 05:28

^ wtf...

""We're also told the tragedy is all the worse because one of the passengers who died, Chris Baker, Travis' assistant on "Meet the Barkers," was married recently and has a new baby.""

damn...=O

bushido26 · 21-09-08, 06:49

Man,this is too bad.
Its ironic the more advanced we are and v c more of plane crashes than ever before

Happycamper · 22-09-08, 01:19

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Originally Posted by bushido26

Man,this is too bad.
Its ironic the more advanced we are and v c more of plane crashes than ever before

planes arent the problem its the people who fly them. People DONT change, and the same rates of airplanes crashing will stay the same until you take the human out of the mix altogether. Its only going up b/c we use planes more than ever before.