Incidents
Further information: 2008 South Carolina Learjet 60 crashA Volpar E18S (N47A) crashed February 26, 1971 while attempting to land at Columbia Metro. The aircraft crashed during poor visibility and fog while performing a missed approach killing the pilot and 7 passengers.
A Beech C90 (N711FC) crashed December 20, 1973 while attempting to land at Columbia Metro. The aircraft collided with trees after descending below minimum descent altitude during poor visibility. The pilot and a passenger were killed and another passenger was seriously injured.
A Learjet 60 (N999LJ) attempted to take off from runway 11 of Columbia Metro on September 19, 2008, but crashed into the hillside across a road beyond the end of the runway. Four people died in the crash, the two survivors were musicians Travis Barker and Adam Goldstein. Both suffered major burns, but survived due to the care they received at the Joseph M. Still Burn Center in Augusta, Georgia. However, Goldstein died less than a year later from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs and cocaine.
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