Fly owned by Mötley Crüe Singer involved in deadly collision

One person was killed and four wounded after a private jet owned by Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil collided into another private aircraft when he landed at an airport in Arizona on Monday afternoon, authorities said.

At. 14.29 a Learjet aircraft flying in from Austin, Texas, turned from the runway while trying to land at Scottsdale Airport and collided with a parked Gulfstream 200 -Fly, said Kelli Kuester, aviation planning and outreach coordinator for the airport at a news conference. It seems that Learjet’s left main equipment failed by landing, causing the plane to go down, she said.

Neil owns Learjet Model 35A, but was not on the plane at the time of the crash, according to a statement from his representative, Worrick Robinson. Two pilots and two passengers were on board, Robinson said.

“Mr. Neil’s thoughts and prayers go out to everyone involved, and he is grateful for the critical help of all first respondents who help today, ”Robinson said.

A person had died on stage and still had to be released from the plane at. 18.00 local time, Scottsdale said four Capt. Dave Folio. Two people were immediately taken to trauma centers, a person was later transported to a local hospital in stable condition, and a person refused treatment, he said.

The runway where the accident occurred was temporarily closed after the crash and opened again around 10am. 20:30 local time, according to the airport. National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the incident.

“On behalf of the city of Scottsdale, we offer our deepest compassion to those involved in the accident and for those who have led to our trauma center for treatment,” Scottsdale Mayor Lisa Borowsky said in a statement. “We will keep everyone affected by this tragedy in our prayers.”

Monday’s crash was the latest in a series of deadly aviation events throughout America.

On. January 29, 67 people were killed after a commercial jetlin, and Army Helicopter collided Midair near Washington DC then, two days later, a medical transport aircraft in Philadelphia crashed and killed six people on board and a spectator on earth. Last week, 10 people died in the crash of a small commuter plan in western Alaksa.

Associated Press contributed to this report.