Overview
- A private Learjet carrying six people crashed during takeoff on Sept. 19, 2008, killing pilots Sarah Lemmon and James Bland and Barker’s assistant Chris “Lil Chris” Baker and bodyguard Charles “Che” Still while Travis Barker and Adam “DJ AM” Goldstein survived.
- Barker says the crash left him with third‑degree burns over roughly 65% of his body, multiple spinal fractures and broken ribs, leading to about three months in hospital, 27 surgeries and numerous skin grafts.
- The documentary includes Barker’s accounts of survivor’s guilt, hitting “rock bottom,” and a long struggle with fear of flying that his wife Kourtney Kardashian later helped him confront.
- Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear, directed by Justin Krook and Michael Dwyer, premiered at Tribeca in June 2026 and began streaming on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ internationally on Aug. 13, 2026.
- The film’s new, detailed testimony has renewed attention to the crash’s victims and DJ AM’s 2009 accidental overdose and is prompting wider public discussion about trauma, long‑term care for survivors, and the personal costs borne by musicians and their families.