travis barker and adam goldstein critically injured in plane crash

Travis Barker and DJ A.M. severly burned, in critical condition - UPDATE

Travis Barker and Adam Goldstein aka DJ A.M. are critically injured and suffer severe burns after their jet crash killing four other people on board including the pilot.

Lexington County Coroner Harry O. Harman said all the dead were Californians. He identified them as pilot Sarah Lemmon, 31, of Anaheim Hills; co-pilot James Bland, 52, of Carlsbad; Chris Baker, 29, of Studio City; and Charles Still, 25, of Los Angeles.

The National Transportation Safety Board has sent team to Columbia, South Carolina, to investigate the crash.

The Learjet 60 crashed on takeoff at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport at 11:53 p.m. Friday.

Beth Frits, spokeswoman at the Joseph Still Burn Center, in Augusta, Georgia, said Barker and Goldstein arrived at the hospital early Saturday. She said both men had "extensive burns."

Travis and DJ A.M. had just finished playing at a big free outdoor concert in Columbia's Five Points district together, they were headed to Van Nuys, California.

Story developing...

UPDATE: TMZ has learned Travis Barker has been burned from the waist down, but he is expected to survive the plane crash. DJ AM's face was severely burned and is being tended to right now.

We're also told the tragedy is all the worse because one of the passengers who died, Chris Baker, Travis' assistant on "Meet the Barkers," was married recently and has a new baby.

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Author: christin Posted: 9/20/2008
Tags: Adam Goldstein  fire  Travis Barker