One individual has died after a personal jet owned by Mötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil crashed upon touchdown at Scottsdale Municipal Airport in Arizona.
At a press convention performed by representatives of native emergency providers who attended the scene, one passenger was confirmed useless on the scene, whereas two had been transported instantly to an area trauma centre adopted by one other. On the time of the press convention, a fifth passenger was nonetheless being extracted from the wreckage.
Mötley Crüe have launched an announcement on social media, saying, “Earlier in the present day a personal airplane owned by Vince Neil was concerned in a crash close to Scottsdale, AZ.
“The pilot was tragically killed; the co-pilot and different passengers had been taken to native hospitals. Vince was not on the airplane. Vince’s girlfriend and her good friend suffered accidents, albeit not life-threatening. Whereas particulars are nonetheless rising, our hearts exit to the households of each the pilot who misplaced his life and the passengers who suffered accidents.
“Mötley Crüe will announce a approach to assist assist the household of the deceased pilot – stand by for an announcement very quickly.”
Neil’s authorized workforce at Worrick Robinson Regulation have additionally issued an announcement confirming that their consumer was not on board the airplane on the time of the incident.
“At 2:39 p.m. native time, a Learjet plane Mannequin 35A owned by Vince Neil was making an attempt to land on the Scottsdale Airport,” reads the assertion. “For causes unknown presently, the airplane veered from the runway inflicting it to collide with one other parked airplane. On board Mr. Neil’s airplane had been two pilots and two passengers. Mr. Neil was not on the airplane.
“Extra particular particulars relating to the collision should not obtainable as this can be a quickly evolving state of affairs and there’s an ongoing investigation. Mr Neil’s ideas and prayers exit to everybody concerned, and he’s grateful for the essential support of all first responders helping in the present day.”
Airport consultant Kelli Kuester has confirmed that the touchdown gear on the airplane failed when it touched down after a flight from Austin, TX, main it to veer off the runway after touchdown and crash right into a parked Gulfstream 200 enterprise jet. There have been no accidents aboard the Gulfstream.
In line with information website TMZ, Neil’s girlfriend Rain Andreani suffered 5 damaged ribs within the accident.