In 2008, Travis Barker and DJ AM survived a plane crash in the United States
Travis Barker He made a point of paying tribute to his friends who died in a plane crash that he himself witnessed. “Rest in peace, Lil Chris, Che, DJAM. They are gone, but they will never be forgotten,” he wrote in an Instagram story.
In 2008, on September 19, the group was traveling from Columbia to Los Angeles in a private plane, when they experienced an emergency during takeoff. Further investigation revealed that the tires had burst, which led the pilot to abort the flight. The aircraft skidded for a long distance and was engulfed in flames.
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The assistant Travis, Chris Bakerand your security guard, Charles “Che” Still died in the accident, as did the two pilots. Adam “DJ AM” Goldstein survived, but died about a year later from an overdose.
Understand how the tragedy would have occurred:
barker 65% of his body was compromised by third-degree burns, he spent three months in the hospital and underwent 26 surgeries. He even offered US$1 million for a friend to kill him because of the depression and anxiety that the tragedy left behind. Still, he stopped taking prescription drugs.
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The drummer of Blink 182 It took him more than 10 years to get on a plane again. It was only in 2021 that he and his wife Kourtney Kardashian flew from Los Angeles to Mexico on the private jet of Kylie Jenner.
Source: Rollingstone
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