On the night of September 19, 2008, a Learjet 60 business jet (registration N999LJ)[2] operating for Global Exec Aviation, crashed during take-off from Columbia Metropolitan Airport in South Carolina.

The survivors, musician Travis Barker and disc jockey Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein, were critically injured.

[5] 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.

The director of Global Exec Aviation, who had flown with both crew members of the accident flight, described Bland as "not overly assertive.

[4] After experiencing a tire failure and aborting the take-off, the co-pilot notified air traffic control to send out emergency equipment because the aircraft would be going beyond the runway.

[1] The aircraft went beyond the end of the runway, crashed through the airport boundary fence, crossed South Carolina Highway 302, and came to rest on an embankment, bursting into flames.

Goldstein developed a fear of flying, and continued taking anxiety medication to help deal with the regular flights his lifestyle required.

[16] On the cockpit voice recorder (CVR), the pilot indicated she was reacting to the apparent sound of a burst tire and attempting a rejected takeoff.

The National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB) report attributed the accident to tire bursts during take-off and the captain's resulting decision to abort at high speed.

Investigators also found that the captain had limited experience in the Learjet 60 and that the company's tire pressure inspections were inadequate.

[6] Additionally, investigators noted a design flaw in the thrust reverser system which the NTSB believed may have contributed, increasing the severity of the crash.