Travis Barker, DJ AM hurt in early morning plane crash
Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and acclaimed disc jockey Adam Goldstein, better known in the music world as DJ AM, were critically injured this morning in a plane crash that killed four people. The two musicians, who perform together under the name TRVSDJ-AM, were returning home from a free concert in Columbia, South Carolina. Perry Farrell and Gavin Degraw were also among the performers at the show, but neither was believed to be on board the plane.
According to Lynne Douglas, public information officer for the Columbia Metro Air
port, 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.
- MTV
Additional coverage, including photographs of the crash can be found on WIS News. Barker and Goldstien are both listed in critical condition.
We’ll keep you updated as more news becomes available.
Feb 8th, 2009 at 5:42 pm
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