Cause of deadly Arizona plane crash revealed, deceased pilot identified

Arizona officers have found that ground equipment malfunction has caused a private jet owned by Vince Neil – the main singer Mötley Crüe -I would quickly shorten the runway and run into a parked private plane on Monday, killing his co -pilot.

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

“According to the initial reports, Learjet’s left -handed main landing manual failed after landing, which led to a collision,” The city of Scottsdale he said in a statement on his website. “Airport staff and urgent staff from the Scottsdale Fire Station 609 responded to the scene within one minute from the collision.”

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The wheels belonging to Learjet could be seen about 100 meters away from the collision site, Fox 10 Phoenix.

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

Vitonsky is originally from Okemah, Oklahoma, and joined the Marine Corps in his early twenties because she wanted to fly, his ex -wife Ann Vinosky told Associated Press. He became the Air Force of the Marine Corps and flew by helicopters in Vietnam in 1969, she said. After spending more than a decade with Marine Corps, Learjets began flying.

She said he died by doing what he loved, and he would probably be happy to go the way he did. “His passion flew,” she said.

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She said the two of them share three children and four grandchildren.

Dramatic video shots show the learjet sliding along the asphalt at high speed with the nose I press the concrete before caring off the runway and then the barrel towards a larger parked private jet, Israel Aircraft Industries Gulfstream 200.

Out-control leanic then strikes the side of a parked Gulfstream with such force that the front of a larger jet rises and moves a few meters forward.

The incident happened at 14:39 local time, the City said.

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“I am extremely grateful to the first persons and airport operations on the spot at their fast action and service,” Gary P. Mascaro said in a statement by the Air Force director Scottsdale. “We consider the deepest condolences to those affected by this tragedy.”

Fire captain Scottsdale Dave Folio said the person was trapped in Neil’s jet after a collision, but the rescuers managed to free them from the wreck. The person was transferred to the Trauma Center in a critical state.

Hannah suffered five broken ribs, according to TMZ. Two passengers also had dogs on a plane that survived the incident.

Two aircraft separated the rescue crews later on Monday. Pictures from the scene show the area of ​​the learjet cockpit almost fully drawn to the left side with the red tarp over it.

The eyewitness Gordan Johnson, who worked for 35 years in Air Force, told Fox 10, said he saw the front landing opening and then watched the jet slid on the runway on the left.

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The plane came from Austin in Texas when he collapsed. Jet is registered on Chromed in Hollywood, Inc – a company based in Wyoming – which states Neil as his director, according to the records reviewed by Fox News Digital.

National Transport Safety Committee (NTSB) said it was investigating the collision.

Scottsdale Airport Announced that the runway was reopened on Monday at 10:38 pm.

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