Reason for deadly Arizona -Flying accident revealed, deceased pilot identified

Employees in Arizona have revealed that a landing equipment error got the private jet owned by Vince Neil lead singer of Mötley Crüe-to quickly slip off a runway and slam into a parked private jet Monday and kill his co-pilot.

Three other people were wounded in the collision at Scottsdale Airport, including another pilot as well as Neil’s girlfriend Rain Hannah and her friend. A fifth person who was in the parked jet refused medical attention. Neil was not on the plane.

“According to the first reports, Learjet’s left main landing equipment failed at landing, which led to the collision,” the city of Scottsdale said on a statement on its website. “Airport surgery staff and emergency staff from Scottsdale Fire Station 609 responded to stage within a minute after the collision.”

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Wheels belonging to Learjet could be seen about 100 meters away from the scene of the accident, per. Fox 10 Phoenix.

The deceased pilot was appointed 78-year-old Joie Vitosky, said Scottsdale Police Department. He was certified as a flight engineer since 1978 and a pilot since 2019, according to FAA Records.

Vitosky was originally from Okemah, Oklahoma, and joined Marine Corps in his early twenties because he wanted to fly, his ex-wife Ann Vitosky told Associated Press. 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.

She said he died and did what he loved and he would probably be happy to go as he did. “His passion flyed,” she said.

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She said the two share three children and four grandchildren.

Dramatic video footage shows that Learjet slides along the tarmac at high speed with the nose pressed against the concrete before it nourishes the runway and then barrels against a larger parked private jet, an Israel Aircraft Industries Gulfstream 200.

The Out-of-Control Learjet then strikes the side of the parked Gulfstream with such a force that the front of the larger jet lifts and moves forward a few meters.

The incident took place at. 14.39 local time, said the city.

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

Scottsdale Fire Capt. Dave Folio said a person was caught in Neils Jet after the crash, but rescuers were able to free them from the wreck. The person was transferred to a trauma center in critical condition.

Hannah suffered five broken ribs per TMZ. The two passengers also had dogs in the plane that survived the incident.

The two aircraft were separated by rescue herds later on Monday. Pictures from the stage show the cockpit area in Learjet almost completely thrown onto its left side with a red tarpaulin over it.

Eyewitness Gordan Johnson, who has worked for 35 years in aviation, told Fox 10 that he saw the front landing gear -collapse and then the jet sliding from the runway to the left.

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The plane came from Austin, Texas as it crashed. Jet is registered for chromed in Hollywood, Inc – a Wyoming -based company – which shows Neil as its director, according to Poster reviewed by Fox News Digital.

National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said it is investigating the crash.

Scottsdale Airport announced that the runway was reopened at 1 p.m. 22.38 Monday.

Fox News’ Stepheny Price, Lorraine Taylor and Associated Press contributed to this report.