Travis Barker and DJ-AM Plane Crash Update

Copyright 2008 Sidney Moorer / Splash News
Federal officials announced new details Sunday about the Learjet crash that killed four and injured Travis Barker and DJ-Am, saying crew members thought the plane blew a tire while taking off on the runway, says the Associated Press.

 

Safety Board member Debbie Hersman said the crew told air traffic controllers they heard the tire burst and attempted to halt take off, the AP reports.

Hersman says a cockpit voice recorder, which was found in the wreckage, captured the conversation between the crew and air traffic controllers. The cause of the crash will continue to be investigated, says the AP.

Hours before the tragic Learjet crash that claimed the lives of his bodyguard and personal assistant, Travis Barker and DJ-AM were rocking a South Carolina crowd.

The tattooed drummer, along with Adam “DJ-AM” Goldstein, played T-Mobile’s free concert in the Five Points area of Columbia, South Carolina Friday night under the name TRVSDJ-AM.

The crash killed four people and left Travis and DJ-AM in critical but stable condition, with second and third-degree burns.

Published 9/22/08 by the Insider