One person has died and four others were injured after a plane hit another on the ground near Scottsdale Airport in Arizona on Monday, authorities said.
The band Mötley Crüe confirmed on a post on X that the plane is owned by band member Vince Neil, but that he was not on board.
The band confirmed that the plane’s pilot was killed in the accident, and that Neil’s girlfriend, her friend and the co-pilot were among those injured with non-life threatening injuries.
Mötley Crüe said it “will announce a way to help support the family of the deceased pilot,” which they said they will announce later.
— Mötley Crüe (@MotleyCrue) February 11, 2025
The crash “off the runway” was reported at 2:39 p.m., and first responders found one person dead on arrival, Scottsdale Fire Capt. Dave Folio said.
Officials said a total of four others were injured, including two taken to medical facilities in critical condition, another whose treatment was delayed but whose condition was not given, and a fourth who refused treatment at the scene.
Airport spokesperson Kelli Kuester said at a news conference that one of the arriving plane’s two sets of main landing gear failed upon landing, “resulting in the accident.”
The arriving plane was coming from Austin, she said.
The Federal Aviation Administration said a Learjet 35A veered off the runway after landing and crashed into a Gulfstream 200 business jet.
Flights at the airport were paused, the FAA said, and the incident was under investigation.
