The private jet of Vince Neil, the lead singer of Mötley Crüe, was involved in Tuesday’s collision with another airplane at the Scottsdale Airport in Arizona.
In a statement on the City of Scottsdale’s website, officials announced that the airplane collision, which took place at 2:39 p.m. on Tuesday, left one individual dead and three others wounded after a Learjet 35A “veered off the runway and struck a parked Gulfstream 200.”
“According to initial reports, the Learjet’s left main landing gear failed upon landing, leading to the collision,” officials stated. “Airport operations staff and emergency personnel from Scottsdale Fire Station 609 responded to the scene within one minute of the collision.”
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According to Fox News, the Scottsdale Police Department identified the deceased pilot involved in Tuesday’s collision as 78-year-old Joie Vitosky.
A video shared on X, formerly Twitter, shows the Learjet 35A veering off the runway and crashing into the Gulfstream 200.
Following Tuesday’s incident, Mötley Crüe released a statement on Instagram from Worrick Robinson, Neil’s representative, regarding the plane collision.
“At 2:39 p.m. local time, a Learjet aircraft Model 35A owned by Vince Neil was attempting to land at the Scottsdale Airport,” Robinson stated. “For reasons unknown at this time, the plane veered from the runway causing it to collide with another parked plane. On board Mr. Neil’s plane were two pilots and two passengers.”
Robinson noted that Neil was “not on the plane” that crashed in Scottsdale on Tuesday. Sources told TMZ that Neil’s girlfriend Rain and her friend Ashley were traveling on Neil’s private jet on Tuesday. The outlet reported that both of the women were transported to the hospital for medical treatment but were expected to survive. Sources also told TMZ that Rain sustained five broken ribs during the incident.
In the Instagram post, Neil’s representative concluded, “Mr. Neil’s thoughts and prayers go out to everyone involved, and he is grateful for the critical aid of all first responders assisting today.”
