Goodyear Breaks Silence On Crash!!!!!!!

Goodyear -- the maker of the tire that may have blown out before
Friday night's plane crash -- tells TMZ they have gotten the call from
the NTSB, and they'll be working with investigators.



In a statement, Goodyear says, "We have been contacted by the NTSB
and will cooperate fully with its investigation. Our thoughts and
prayers are with the families of the victims of this accident."



The NTSB said the black box recording revealed the plane's crew said a
tire might have blown before the Learjet overran the runway and crashed
into an embankment. Four people were killed; Travis Barker and DJ AM
remain in critical condition, but are expected to make a full recovery.




[TMZ]







DJ AM Makes Progress.

A source from Augusta, Ga., where DJ AM is being treated at a burn center tells us he is "ambulatory and in good spirits."




No word on Travis Barker. Both were severely burned Friday night after
a plane crash that killed four. We're told both DJ AM and Travis are
expected to make a full recovery.





The NTSB says crew members told the tower they heard a tire burst and
tried avoiding takeoff. The plane overran the runway and burst into
flames after hitting an embankment.





TMZ has placed calls to Goodyear and Learjet, identified as the makers
of the tire and the plane that crashed. So far, no response.
[TMZ]





Coroner -- Blunt Force Killed Two Victims.


The coroner has just released the cause of death for the four
victims of Friday night's plane crash in Columbia, SC, and it's
horrifying.



The Lexington County Coroner says Chris Baker, Travis Barker's
assistant, died of blunt force trauma to the head and neck, and Charles
Still, Barker's bodyguard, died of an acute subdural hematoma caused by
blunt force trauma to the head.





The two other victims, the pilot and co-pilot, died of smoke and fume inhalation and thermal injuries.




[TMZ]