Barker-DJ AM Crash Plane Had Tire Trouble: NTSB

After underinflated tire ruptured, pilot couldn't stop plane

By Evann Gastaldo

Posted Apr 6, 2010 10:26 AM CDT

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Barker-DJ AM Crash Plane Had Tire Trouble: NTSB — In this Sept. 20, 2008, file photo, investigators look over the debris left by the Learjet that was carrying Travis Barker and DJ-AM at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport in Columbia, SC. (AP Photo/Brett Flashnick)

Underinflated tires played a role in the crash that injured Travis Barker and DJ AM and killed four others. National Transportation Safety Board officials announced today that the underinflation affected the Learjet’s stopping capability and said a tire burst during takeoff. The pilot reportedly decided, against training practices, to then abort the takeoff—an account consistent with the late DJ AM’s account of the crash in his lawsuit, TMZ reports.

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