DJ AM 'not suing' over plane crash

DJ AM has denied speculation that he is suing the estates of the pilots involved in the fatal plane crash in which he and Travis Barker were the only survivors.

Previous reports suggested that the 35-year-old, real name Adam Goldstein, had accused pilots Sarah Lemmon and James Bland, who died in the crash, of negligence in the September 2008 accident which killed four people.

However, Goldstein has insisted that the lawsuit he filed last month is not seeking any damages from the pilots' estates.

"I would never sue the deceased pilots' estates or personal holdings. I am more than grateful that I survived this horrible accident and I'd never try to take anything from those that didn't," he wrote on his blog.

"Despite the misinterpretations of the lawsuit, this suit is against the insurance companies that insured the pilots. I'm not after Sarah's or James' personal estates nor their property. Everyone involved in this suit has suffered a great deal, and I would not do anything to make matters worse for the deceased family and friends.

"Daily I live with the guilt and grief of what happened that night, what I saw, who was lost and why I was spared. I have no words to express the pain that comes with knowing four people died, while I lived."

Former Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker filed a separate lawsuit in November last year.