Ex-Blink 182 drummer is critically injured as Learjet goes

[TexasRed]

This is awful

4 killed, 2 hurt as rock star's jet crashes

BREAKING NEWS
NBC News and news services
updated 4 minutes ago

COLUMBIA, S.C. - A Learjet has crashed while departing from a South Carolina airport, killing four people and 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 starred in MTV reality show "Meet the Barkers", was among those hurt in the incident. He was transported to the Augusta Georgia Burn Center and 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 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.

This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.

[TexasRed]

"Farrell's manager, Peter Katsis, confirmed that Perry Farrell was not on the plane."

DJ AM is the other survivor like Barker - critical/stable

What a bum damn deal. I liked the old Blink 182.

[FATboy05]

Sad News for sure............