In June 2008 , Goldstein and Travis Barker began collaborating under the name TRV$ DJAM . They performed at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards on September 7 , 2008 . On September 19 , after performing at a college event , he and Barker were aboard a Learjet 60 when it crashed upon takeoff in Columbia , South Carolina . The crash killed both crew members and the other two passengers , a security guard and Barker 's assistant , critically injuring Goldstein and Barker . Goldstein suffered third-degree burns to his arm and parts of his head . Both he and Barker were transported to the Joseph M. Still Burn Center in Augusta , Georgia . Moore flew to be by Goldstein 's side , and the media reported that they were dating again . He was released on September 26 , 2008 , and was expected to make a full recovery . In December 2008 , Goldstein filed a civil lawsuit against the plane 's charter company , Learjet and Goodyear tires ; the suit claimed negligence on the part of the pilots , and a manufacturing defect on part of the plane . He asked for damages for pain and suffering , mental anguish , disfigurement and loss of earnings . The lawsuit was settled by his estate in 2010 , a year after his death
2008 MTV Video Music Awards
2008 MTV Video Music Awards
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