Travis Barker and DJ AM Are Expected to Fully Recover After Plane Crash

By Rebecca Brody
15:06, September 22nd 2008
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Travis Barker and DJ AM Are Expected to Fully Recover After Plane Crash

Ex Blink-182 member Travis Barker and DJ AM were still in critical condition on Sunday after the Learjet they were on crashed and burst into flames on a runway in South California.

The crash, which took place just after midnight on Friday in Columbia, S.C., claimed four deaths. The plane’s two pilots, Sarah Lemmon, 3l, and James Bland, 52, were among the victims.

However, the two musicians seem to be very lucky, as their physicians said that the former pop-punk band’s drummer and disc jockey Adam Goldstein were expected to fully recover from the second- and third-degree burns they suffered in the accident.

According to the Los Angeles Times, Debbie Hersman, spokeswoman and board member of the National Transportation Safety Board, explained that investigators had recovered the plane’s voice recorder in an attempt to analyze the significant pieces of conversation between the Learjet’s pilots.

“The crew reacted to a sound consistent with a tire blowout,” Hersman said, as reported by the same source. “The crew attempted to reject the takeoff, but they were unable to stop the aircraft before it departed the runway.”

The cockpit was taking off from Columbia Metropolitan Airport when it crashed and, apart from the pilots, two other passengers were killed in the unfortunate incident: Chris Baker, 29, of Studio City and Charles Still, 25, of Los Angeles, both members of Travis Barker’s entourage.

Family members for the artists released a common statement saying: “Both Travis Barker and Adam Goldstein (DJ AM) are currently being treated for second- and third-degree burns. Barker suffered from burns on his torso and lower body and Goldstein suffered from burns on his arm and a portion of his head.” Furthermore, the statement added that a full recovery was expected.



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