2008 South Carolina Learjet 60 crash
On the night of September 19, 2008, a Learjet 60 business jet (registration N999LJ) operating for Global Exec Aviation, crashed during take-off from Columbia Metropolitan Airport in South Carolina.
The remains of N999LJ | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | September 19, 2008 |
| Summary | Runway overrun due to maintenance error and pilot error |
| Site | 2860 Edmund Highway, near Columbia Metropolitan Airport, West Columbia, South Carolina, United States 33.937°N 81.105°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Learjet 60 |
| Operator | Global Exec Aviation |
| Registration | N999LJ |
| Flight origin | Columbia Metropolitan Airport, Columbia, South Carolina |
| Destination | Van Nuys Airport, Van Nuys, California |
| Occupants | 6 |
| Passengers | 4 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 4 |
| Injuries | 2 |
| Survivors | 2 |
Four of the six people on board died in the crash. The survivors, musician Travis Barker and disc jockey Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein, were critically injured. The jet had been due to fly Barker, Goldstein, and their entourage to Van Nuys, California, after their TRV$DJAM band's performance at a concert in Five Points.
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