The privately owned aircraft never got off the runway, crashing at the end near S.C. 302 around 11:55 p.m.
The airport is currently closed to all arrivals and departures.
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Posted on 09/20/2008 6:29:54 AM PDT by John W
Former Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker has been left critically injured after a Learjet crashed while departing from a South Carolina airport.
4 people were killed, while two people - including Barker and DJ AM, a famed Hollywood DJ - were injured.
Barker was transported to a burn center in Augusta, Georgia, where he was listed in critical condition.
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. It was not immediately clear whether any of those performers, aside DJ AM were 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 the plane.
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Exactly! The world is going to hell in a handbasket around us and THIS IS NEWS??
No wonder we’re in deep s**t.
“If you don’t trust Silver & Gold, do you trust the logic of taking a pine tree, worth $4,000 - $5,000, cutting it up ..... turning it into pulp, putting some ink on it and then calling it one billion dollars?” - Kenneth J. Gerbino
never travel with the drummer,
Here is the current live discussion of “The world is going to hell in a handbasket around us” if you’re really interested.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086506/posts
Blink-182. If you were in your teens or early 20s during the tailend of the 1990s and listened to modern rock radio, then you probably heard these two songs.
Hope Barker and DJ AM pulls through. Though I've never bought a CD of theirs, Blink-182 will usually get turned up in my car when they come on the radio. Simple, energetic, fun.
The privately owned aircraft never got off the runway, crashing at the end near S.C. 302 around 11:55 p.m.
The airport is currently closed to all arrivals and departures.
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I'm assuming you're a "seaaoned citizen." If Franki Valli were to be in a plane crash, I'm sure you wouldn't be bitching that it isn't news although nobody under 21 would have any idea who he is.
Gavin Degraw is amazing. My daughter and I both like him a lot. I am anxiously awaiting word on his situation.
Some more info in this story...
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1595303/20080920/barker__travis.jhtml
— Perry Farrell was not on the aircraft.
— Barker was transported by ambulance while DJ AM was transported by helicopter, which would indicate that Barker’s injuries were less severe.
— The fatalities were three men and one woman.
Exactly. Also, from reading my own link, I just learned that Barker has two small children. I hope he makes it.
Franki WHO??
Yeah, I’m an old fart.
And my tastes run more to Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and Brahms. You know — or perhaps not — the stuff they will STILL be playing 300 years from now.
(That should be your cue to come back with “WHO?” some of whose music I do appreciate.)
It even rhymes.
According to a report I saw, Gavin DeGraw’s dad says he was NOT on that plane.
Oh that’s great news! Thanks!
It was at recordonline.com.
TRAVIS BARKER
And the company he keeps.
I’m sorry, I can understand a tattoo on the arm, but people who tattoo all over the body aren’t playing with a full deck.
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