Southwest Airways Flight Quickly Descends After Takeoff

Feb. 10: Vince Neil’s Learjet Concerned in Deadly Collision

One individual was killed when a Learjet 35A owned by Mötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil collided with a parked airplane (later recognized as a Gulfstream G-200) when it veered from the runway whereas making an attempt to land at Arizona’s Scottsdale Airport at 2:39 p.m. native time, based on a press release from Nashville-based lawyer Worrick Robinson IV.

Neil was not onboard on the time.

His lawyer referred to as it “a quickly evolving state of affairs” beneath “ongoing investigation,” including, “Mr. Neil’s ideas and prayers exit to everybody concerned, and he’s grateful for the important support of all first responders aiding right this moment.” 

There have been 4 aboard the Learjet and the FAA later confirmed the pilot had died, whereas the co-pilot and one passenger had been severely injured.

Per WMTV 15 News, a preliminary report launched March 3 by the NTSB acknowledged that surveillance and cellphone video footage of the incident confirmed the jet’s rear left touchdown gear in an “askew” place because it approached the runway in Scottsdale.

The report additionally famous that the identical flight crew had reported a problem touchdown in McAlester, Okla., on June 20, 2024.

The pilot employed a mechanic who carried out upkeep, the report detailed, and extra upkeep was carried out on the airplane in December. A mechanic who serviced the touchdown gear famous that “nothing appeared uncommon,” the report acknowledged, however the left touchdown gear “took an extreme quantity of grease.”