Learjet 60 Crashes in Columbia, South Carolina, Killing 4

Federal investigators recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the crash site but said they aren't sure whether information on the device survived the blaze.

Investigators are also obtaining recordings of conversations between controllers in the tower and the jet's two-person crew, said National Transportation Safety Board spokeswoman Debbie Hersman.

"Air traffic controllers did observe sparks from the aircraft as it was going down the runway and immediately alerted fire-rescue crews at the airport," Hersman said Saturday evening in West Columbia.

The National Transportation Safety Board has sent team to West Columbia to investigate the crash.

The Learjet 60 crashed on takeoff at 11:53 p.m. Friday.

Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said the twin-engine private jet was cleared for takeoff on a flight to Van Nuys, California, and began its takeoff roll a few minutes before midnight.

Air traffic controllers "saw sparks coming from the runway -- whether that was from the aircraft or its engines, we don't know," Bergen said Saturday.

"They overran the end of runway 11. They impacted the antenna array and a number of lights at the end of the runway. They went through the perimeter fence and across the roadway here," Hersman said Saturday. "There was a significant post-crash fire."

The crash closed the airport, which is Columbia's main commercial and passenger terminal.

Hersman said the airport would not reopen until investigators finished collecting debris from the runway and crash site.

"Investigators would look at every aspect of the crash, from the pilots' schedules to the aircraft's condition. It was a fairly new airplane, manufactured in 2006 and certified to operate in 2007." Courtesy: CNN

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[OhMyBad90]

how do the only two celebrities on board survive and all the others die?!?!? wtf?

[hesko08]

god loves their music

[NesAn92]

fake!

[flyboymd82]

Female pilots..............

[crapper1]

lol they need to learn what V1 means

[GWhiz99]

On the INDIANAPOLIS Map: just west of CHERRY Valley Court, theres MEADowlark DR, Basin St, E. BOURBON Street (evoking the most famous street in NEW ORLEANS), MAGNOLA LN, and MYRTLE Grove (evoking South Carolinas MYRTLE Beach), which intersects ROXIE Drive. Unrelated: NFL WashingTON REDskins QB Donovan JamAL McNABB, who married his Syracuse University college sweetheart, the former ROXIE Nurse. In interviews, McNabb has listed RED beans & Rice, a classic NEW ORLEANS dish, as his favorite.

[GWhiz99]

On INDIANAPOLIS map: CHERRY Valley Court appears to echo cornhole me themes, with PEPPERidge Drive to the EAST, both streets appear as appendages pointing WEST. Unrelated: NFL defensive end Julius Frazier PEPPERs (b. Wilson, NC on 1/18/80) despite the PEPPER word root in PEPPERidge Drive. Using WOOD as phallic euphemism, PEPPERidge Drive intersecting BURNwood Drive could evoke genital RAY beam attack themes. BurnWOOD intersects ENGLISH OAK Drive, linking to tall guys as ROYAL OAKs themes

[GWhiz99]

Stretching the uncles & aunts with something to lose from your success in life themes: Columbias BRICKYARD Drive could evoke not KANGAROO COURT, but 9331 CHERRY Valley Court in INDIANAPOLIS, inDIANA, where CHERRY VALLEY COURT also appears to be a cul-de-sac intersecting CHERRY VALLEY DRIVE. Angus Drive appears to be a cul-de-sac intersecting Angus Road in COLUMBIA, SC. Angus Road intersects and is bounded by Angus Drive & MAJESTIC Drive. Unrelated to CHERRY Valley: cornhole me dar themes

[GWhiz99]

Then consider that 110 Angus Drive appears to be at the end of a cul-de-sac, which sadly evokes the 1970s-90s TV drama KNOTS LANDing. KNOTs + LANDing could evoke a plane NOT LANDING, which is essentially what happened to Travis LANDon Barker, since his Learjet ride ended with a crash. ANGUS Drive in Columbia, SC parallels MAJESTIC Drive. I dunno how close to the 9/19/08 Travis Barker crash, but MILL STONE Court, GristMILL CT, & Grinder MILL Road to the north link the people MILL system

[GWhiz99]

I'm seriously disappointed that the 110 Angus Drive address doesnt show up in this video. Perhaps it was fear of terrorism since 110 matches the number of stories that fell into the street on that dark day in 2001. Whatever the case, I couldnt help but notice: On internet maps, 110 ANGUS Drive, Columbia, SC 29223 is shown in close proximity to BRICKYARD Road, which fits nicely with uncles & aunts with something to lose from your success in life and OREO RACING themes via INDIANAPOLIS 500

[kmtclark]

@lavakava What the hell are you smoking?

[madisonelectronic]

One of the freaks didn't learn from this experience, and now the dumb fuck is dead.