2008 South Carolina Learjet 60 crash
The remains of N999LJ
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| Accident summary | |
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| Date | September 19, 2008 |
| Summary | Rejected takeoff (maintenance error compounded by pilot error) |
| Site | 2860 Edmund Highway 33°56′13″N 81°06′19″W / 33.937°N 81.1053°WCoordinates: 33°56′13″N 81°06′19″W / 33.937°N 81.1053°W |
| Passengers | 4 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 4 |
| Survivors | 2 |
| Aircraft type | Learjet 60 |
| Registration | N999LJ |
| Flight origin | Columbia Metropolitan Airport |
| Destination | Van Nuys, California |
The 2008 South Carolina Learjet 60 crash occurred just before midnight on September 19, 2008, when a Learjet 60 (registration N999LJ) crashed while taking off from Columbia Metropolitan Airport in South Carolina. The weather at the time was cool, dry, and clear. The plane hit runway lights and crashed through the boundary fence, crossing South Carolina Highway 302 (SC 302/Edmund Highway/Airport Boulevard), and coming to rest on an embankment by the side of the highway. No one on the ground was hurt, but four of the six people on the plane (including both pilots) died in the crash, while the other two, Travis Barker and Adam Goldstein, suffered severe burns. The plane was a charter flight taken by Barker, Goldstein and their entourage following a performance by their musical group TRV$DJAM at a free concert in Five Points earlier that night to Van Nuys, California.
The two survivors of the crash were musicians Travis Barker and Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein. They were the only two to escape the plane and were able to inform first responders that there were four others on the plane. Barker suffered second and third degree burns covering approximately 2/3 of his body.
Pilot Sarah Lemmon, 31, of Anaheim Hills, California and co-pilot James Bland, 52, of Carlsbad, California both died in the crash. Also dead from the crash were Chris Baker, 29, of Studio City, California, and a security guard, Charles "Che" Still, 25, of Los Angeles.
The plane did not carry a flight data recorder, but during the investigation, the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) was found. In the recording, the pilot indicates she is reacting to the sound of an apparent tire blow-out and attempting a rejected takeoff. Pieces of a tire were found at the crash site.
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