LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – One person was killed and several others injured after a private plane owned by Mötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil collided with another private plane in Scottsdale, Arizona Monday.
A midsize business jet, according to the Associated Press, veered off the runway and crashed into a Gulfstream 200 jet that was parked on private property, a spokesperson for Scottsdale Airport told the outlet.
In a statement, a representative for the iconic 80’s-era glam-rocker said the incident happened at around 2:30 p.m. when the Learjet aircraft model 35A “veered from the runway causing it to collide with another parked plane.”
The airport spokesperson told the AP that it appeared the aircraft’s landing gear failed, resulting in the crash.
On Mötley Crüe’s verified X account, the band said Neil was not on the plane, but his girlfriend and her friend both suffered non-life-threatening injuries, while the jet’s co-pilot was also injured.
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Scottsdale Fire Department firefighters work on a crashed Learjet at Scottsdale Airport after it crashed into another parked plane Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) -
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER 06: Vince Neil performs at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center on September 06, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images)
“The pilot was tragically killed,” the band said in their X post.
Two of those injured in the crash were rushed to nearby trauma centers, while a third person hurt during the collision was taken to a hospital in stable condition, AP reported.
The band added that crash-related details are still emerging and that their hearts go out to both the family of the pilot that lost his life and the injured passengers.
“Mötley Crüe will announce a way to help support the family of the deceased pilot,” their statement read. “Stand by for an announcement very soon.”
Airport officials said the runway would remain closed for the foreseeable future while officials investigated fatal collision.
