78-year-old marine veteran identified as pilot killed in Mötley Crüe Singer’s Plan Crash

Scottsdale, Ariz. (Tnnd) – A 78-year-old sea veteran was identified as The pilot killed when Mötley Crüe Singer’s private jet crashed into a parked plane on Scottsdale Airport In Arizona, according to authorities.

The Scottsdale Police Department I had him like Joie Vitosky.

Registrations from Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Show Vitosky was certified as a flight engineer since 1978 and served as a pilot since 2019.

Vitosky was declared dead Monday afternoon after A Learjet 35A owned by Vince Neil turned out of the runway after landing. Few said Learjet crashed into a Gulfstream 200 -business beam at the ramp at the airport around 10 pm. 14.45

Kelli Kuester, aviation planning and outreach coordinator at Scottsdale Airport, said the landing equipment on the private jet seemed to have failed, and sent it crashed into the other jet.

Another pilot and two passengers aboard Neil’s aircraft were seriously injured, FAA said.

Neil’s girlfriend, Rain Hannah Andreaniwas allegedly among the wounded. She broke five ribs in the crash, according to TMZ, while her friend, Ashley, was also injured.

Vitosky’s daughter, Jana Schertzer, told Arizona Republic that she is convinced that her father was saving their lives.

“I honestly think, think wholeheartedly that the reason these other passengers are alive – that’s because of how he handled it yesterday,” Schertzer told the media, adding that her father had 60 years of flying experience.

Vitosky, originally from Okemah, Oklahoma, joined Marine Corps in his early twenties because he wanted to fly, said his ex-wife Ann Vitosky. He became Marine Corps Aviator and flew helicopters in Vietnam in 1969, she said. After spending over a decade of Marine Corps, he began flying Learjets.

As for the deadly crash, the city of Scottsdale said National Transportation Safety Board is taking over the investigation.

“I am extremely grateful for the first responders and the airport surgery staff on stage today for their quick action and service,” said Scottsdale Aviation Director Gary P. Mascaro in a statement. “We offer our deepest compassion to those affected by this tragedy.”

The Scottsdale collision comes after three major US aviation disasters in the past few weeks.

A commercial jetlin and an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided in Washington, DC, on January 29, killing 67 people.

Just two days later, a medical transport aircraft in Philadelphia crashed, killing the six people on board and another person on the ground.

Last week, a small commuter aircraft in Alaska crashed on the way to the Hub community in Nome, with all 10 people on board killed.

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The editor’s note: Associated Press contributed to this report.