4 Killed As Rock Star's Plane Crashes

[Buster]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26803108/

COLUMBIA, S.C. - A Learjet has crashed while departing from a South Carolina airport, killing four people and critically injuring two others including a former member of rock band Blink 182.NBC News reported that Travis Barker, an ex-drummer with the band who also starred in MTV reality show "Meet the Barkers", was among those hurt. He was transported to a burn center in Augusta, Georgia, where he was listed in critical condition on Saturday morning.
Barker had performed Friday night at an event alongside Perry Farrell, the former Jane's Addiction singer, as well as Gavin DeGraw and DJ AM.



Hospital officials later confirmed that DJ AM, whose real name is Adam Michael Goldstein, had also been admitted to the burn unit in critical condition. It was not clear whether Farrell and DeGraw were also traveling with Barker.
Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said the plane carrying six people was departing shortly before midnight Friday from Columbia when air traffic controllers reporting seeing sparks. She said the plane went off the runway and crashed on a nearby road.
Bergen said the Lear 60 was headed to Van Nuys, California. She was unable to confirm the names of who was on board.
This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.

 

[Buster]

damn....don't look good for perry farrell...

WCBD in Charleston saying unconfirmed report from promoter of event has Perry, Gavin, Travis, AM and two pilots on board. Not good.

 

[steaktartar]

little fuckin' planes......oof hatem

 

[glenrobinson]

Agree, F those small planes.

 

[Railbird]

driving is safer I dont care what they say.

 

[Buster]

review of last nights performance:
http://www.thestate.com/154/story/530436.html

Amanda Dennison was determined, as were her camera-toting girlfriends on the sidewalk outside Ultra Tan in Five Points.

But a barricade stood between her and a birthday wish.

“I want to meet Travis Barker,” she said, revealing it was her 29th birthday. “I just want one picture.”

Barker, the tattooed drumming half of TRVSDJ-AM, had just played a blistering set at the “T-Mobile Boulevard” block party, along with his beat-pilfering partner, DJ AM.

They might have stolen the show from Perry Farrell and Satellite Party, and the night’s headliner, Gavin DeGraw.

On Friday night, the T-Mobile Boulevard event, part of the wireless company’s “Hello Carolinas” campaign, transformed Five Points into a concrete rave.

At least for Barker and AM’s set, which mashed scraper-punk drumming with late-night club dance beats. Where else will one hear an unreleased track such as “Jockin’ Jay-Z” morph into 311’s “Down”? Or Metallica, Michael Jackson and The D.O.C. played in the same five minutes? (For you dance-music elitists, think a less schizo Girl Talk.)

“That was ridiculous!” Meghan Walker, a USC law student, said of the set.

Too bad many in the crowd, which swelled to about 10,000, missed it, as TRVSDJ-AM’s set was early in the evening.

Still, many called the night an overwhelming success.

“It exceeded our expectations,” said James D. McCallister, Five Points Association president. “I don’t know when this opportunity will come by again.”

Spotlight beams crossed in the sky, and there was a big screen near the fountain that afforded the laid-back fans a choice view of the stage.

Folks came with their dogs, skateboards, bikes and friends. Some, like Fred and Sara Parsons, won tickets to the VIP area by playing a game that resembled Plinko.

They stood on the Saluda’s balcony listening to DeGraw, marveling at the scene.

“This is the biggest thing in Five Points in a year,” Parsons said, pointing out that this year’s St. Patrick’s Day festival was shortened by threatening weather. (Parsons, who came Friday to see Farrell’s underwhelming performance, also mentioned that people weren’t clapping; he was right.)

T-Mobile and Five Points accomplished their joint goals: They got the “word” out.

“We live in this area, so we can take advantage of things like this,” said John Hutto, who was sipping a beverage with his wife, Betty Robinson.

“I’m interested in T-Mobile and why they’re spending so much money.”

Hutto and others can now check out the store at Blossom and Harden streets.

Welcome to the neighborhood.

 

[CoolBreeze22]

It's amazing that anyone survives one of these plane crashes. I hope they pull through. I believe Barker was married to Oscar Dela Hoya's ex-wife on that reality TV show, but they've since divorced as well.

 

[Buster]

damn....don't look good for perry farrell...

WCBD in Charleston saying unconfirmed report from promoter of event has Perry, Gavin, Travis, AM and two pilots on board. Not good.

perez hilton says farrell not on plane

 

[quantumleap]

When was the last time we had a death of a rock star or country star in a plane?

 

[Buster]

When was the last time we had a death of a rock star or country star in a plane?

could it be this one?

August 25, 2001: Singer and R&B vocalist Aaliyah (22) was killed in a plane crash when leaving the Bahamas following a video shoot. Her Cessna 402-B crashed during takeoff. Investigation has showed that the pilot had had traces of cocaine and alcohol in his body, as well as the airplane was overloaded. All nine people aboard died.

 

[Buster]

http://elvispelvis.com/airplanecrash.htm

 

[quantumleap]

http://elvispelvis.com/airplanecrash.htm

Good link buster. Not many at all. It seemed like they used to happen all the time.

 

[joeyfitzclick]

When was the last time we had a death of a rock star or country star in a plane?

John Denver ?

 

[quantumleap]

John Denver ?

According to buster's link, John Denver died in '97. Since then there was Aaliya and a few lesser-known bands like Passion Fruit in 2001 which had a couple people die. They were a Euro band.

 

[hippieki11er]

Barker burned from the waist down, while DJ AM burned badly on the face.

 

[CoolBreeze22]

Have you guys seen the photos of what's left of the Jet they were flying in? It's a miracle that anyone made it out of that plane alive.

 

[hater]

It's bad....amazing Travis Barker and DJ AM survived.

TMZ link to video of the burnt plane.

http://www.tmz.com/videos?autoplay=true&mediaKey=89ab85f0-7c0f-44b7-bc55-b76a7ac26008

 

[artiesliver]

I realize this sucks, particularly for the victims and their families. However, the news is referring to DJ AM, who is expected to make a full recovery, as a musician. I appreciate DJ's as artists, but they are not musicians.