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A Learjet 60 carrying musicians Travis Barker and Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein crashes during a rejected takeoff from Colombia Metropolitan Airport in West Columbia, South Carolina, killing four of the six people on board. Barker and Goldstein both survive.
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Learjet 60
Business jet aircraft
The Learjet 60 is a mid-size cabin, medium-range business jet aircraft manufactured by Bombardier Aerospace in Wichita, Kansas. Powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW305A engines, it has a range of 2,405 nautical miles (4,454 km) with NBAA 100 nmi (190 km) reserves, ISA. In…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Travis Barker
American drummer (born 1975)
Travis Landon Barker is an American musician, songwriter, and music producer who is the drummer for the rock band Blink-182. He has collaborated with hip hop artists, is a member of the rap rock group Transplants, co-founded the rock band +44, and has also joined Box Car Racer,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
DJ AM
American disc jockey (1973–2009)
Adam Michael Goldstein, known professionally as DJ AM, was an American DJ. Born in Philadelphia, Goldstein became interested in deejaying as a child after watching Herbie Hancock perform his 1983 single "Rockit". Goldstein developed a drug addiction as a teenager and was sent to…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
2008 South Carolina Learjet 60 crash
Fatal air crash during take-off
On the night of September 19, 2008, a Learjet 60 business jet operating for Global Exec Aviation, crashed during take-off from Columbia Metropolitan Airport in South Carolina.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Rejected takeoff
Abortion of an aircraft's departure from land or water
In aviation, a rejected takeoff (RTO) or aborted takeoff is the situation in which the pilot decides to abort the takeoff of an airplane after initiating the takeoff roll but before the airplane leaves the ground.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Columbia Metropolitan Airport
Airport in South Carolina, United States
Columbia Metropolitan Airport is the main commercial airport for Columbia and the Midlands region of South Carolina, United States. The airport is located in Lexington County, southwest of Columbia. Although it has a street address listing West Columbia as its location, the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
West Columbia, South Carolina
City in South Carolina, US
West Columbia, formerly Brookland, is a city and commuter town in the suburban eastern sections of Lexington County, South Carolina, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population was 14,988, and the 2019 population estimate was 17,998. West Columbia is bordered to…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
September 19
Day of the year
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