Barker/AM Crash Call -- "You Can See the Smoke"

The FAA has released the air traffic control audio from the plane crash involving DJ AM and Travis Barker on September 19. You can hear the pilot asking the air traffic controller for clearance, then the audio skips to the ATC calmly instructing emergency response crews to the scene.
Launch audio
DJ AM and Travis Barker were the lone survivors after their Learjet crashed on takeoff in Columbia, S.C.

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16. Hey #9 - you just called yourself a turd AND a retard!! What a doofus! (AND you can't count)

Posted at 6:15PM on Nov 18th 2008 by jc

17. geez......why didn't they die with the rest.....damn you jeebus!

Posted at 6:15PM on Nov 18th 2008 by all lubed up and no where to go

18. "it's me bitches"...now...I don't know about you....but....I'd like someone calm in control of a crashing plane. Hysteria would tighten that balloon knot too much for me, I'm afraid.

Posted at 6:49PM on Nov 18th 2008 by pj

19. 15. Hey #9 - you just called yourself a turd AND a retard!! What a doofus! (AND you can't count)

Posted at 6:15PM on Nov 18th 2008 by jc

Damn you are dumber than I thought. Obviously a comment was deleted, pushing you up to #8. Please find a brain before trying to correct someone.

Posted at 9:37PM on Nov 18th 2008 by DUH

20. How sad. The air traffic controller did a good job. He stayed very calm. I cannot even imagine having to work in that sort of situation.

Posted at 11:48PM on Nov 18th 2008 by Sherie

21. DUH don't be so hard on yourself. I'm sure your not a turd or a retard.
you'll be OK some day. so sad

Posted at 11:50PM on Nov 18th 2008 by i see u

22. Long live Travis and Adam! You guys ROCK!

Posted at 1:17AM on Nov 19th 2008 by DJAM just rocks

23. Just in case anyone cares - that was NOT the pilot - it was the co-pilot. The pilot was a woman and that is clearly a male's voice on the recording.

Posted at 9:26AM on Nov 19th 2008 by JBLee

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