The manufacturer of a tire that was scattered across the South Carolina runway where a plane crashed last week, leaving four people dead and two musicians seriously injured, says it is cooperating with investigators.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. manufactured the tire on the Learjet that crashed on takeoff last Friday. A cockpit voice recorder revealed that the crew believed the tire blew while the plane was speeding down the runway. The plane was returning to California following a concert.
Pilot Sarah Lemmon, 31, of Anaheim Hills, Calif., co-pilot James Bland, 52, of Carlsbad, Calif., Chris Baker, 29, of Studio City, Calif., and Charles Still, 25, of Los Angeles were killed in the crash. Former Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker and DJ AM were badly burned in the crash. The two men escaped the burning plane by sliding down a wing, local officials said.
National Transportation Safety Board investigators planned to return to Washington on Thursday to continue working to determine the cause of the crash.
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