Archive · 16 Aug 2026
Travis Barker recounts terrifying 2008 plane crash escape in documentary
A famous drummer named Travis Barker was on a small airplane a long time ago, in 2008.
The airplane was trying to take off at an airport in South Carolina, but something went very wrong.
The plane crashed and caught fire.
Travis's friend Adam was knocked out, so Travis woke him up.
They both jumped out of the plane just ten seconds before it exploded.
The fire hurt Travis very badly.
He broke all his ribs and hurt his back, and most of his body was burned.
He had to stay in the hospital for many months and had 27 surgeries.
Now, in a new documentary called 'Louder Than Fear', he tells his scary story.
Travis Barker, drummer of Blink-182, shared his escape story from a 2008 private jet crash in the new documentary 'Louder Than Fear'.
The plane crashed during take-off at an airport in South Carolina, killing four people.
Barker revived his friend Adam 'DJ AM' Goldstein, and the pair escaped about ten seconds before the plane exploded.
Barker broke all his ribs, fractured his back in four places, and suffered third-degree burns over 65 percent of his body.
The crash killed Barker's assistant Chris Baker, security guard Charles Still Jr, and the two pilots; Goldstein survived.
- Who
- Travis Barker, drummer of Blink-182, and his friend Adam 'DJ AM' Goldstein
- What
- Barker recounted his escape from a private jet that crashed and exploded shortly after take-off
- When
- 2008, recounted in the new documentary 'Louder Than Fear'
- Where
- An airport in South Carolina
- Why
- The landing gear blew up during take-off, the plane caught fire, and it hit an embankment
- Drummer
- Travis Barker (Blink-182)
- Crash year
- 2008
- Location
- Airport in South Carolina
- Fatalities
- 4 (assistant Chris Baker, security guard Charles Still Jr, and the two pilots)
- Injuries
- All ribs broken, back fractured in four places, 65% third-degree burns
- Surgeries
- 27
- Documentary
- 'Louder Than Fear'
- Survivors
- Travis Barker and Adam 'DJ AM' Goldstein
