Feb.
10:
Vince
Neil’s
Learjet
Involved
in
Fatal
Collision

One
person
was
killed
when
a

Learjet
35A
owned
by

Mötley
Crüe frontman

Vince
Neil
collided
with
a
parked
plane
(later
identified
as
a
Gulfstream
G-200)
when
it
veered
from
the
runway
while
trying
to
land
at
Arizona’s
Scottsdale
Airport
at
2:39
p.m.
local
time,
according
to
a
statement
from
Nashville-based
attorney

Worrick
Robinson
IV.

Neil
was
not
onboard
at
the
time.

His
lawyer
called
it “a
rapidly
evolving
situation”
under “ongoing
investigation,”
adding, “Mr.
Neil’s
thoughts
and
prayers
go
out
to
everyone
involved,
and
he
is
grateful
for
the
critical
aid
of
all
first
responders
assisting
today.” 

There
were
four
aboard
the
Learjet
and
the
FAA
later
confirmed
the
pilot
had
died,
while
the
co-pilot
and
one
passenger
were
seriously
injured.

Per

WMTV
15
News,
a
preliminary
report
released
March
3
by
the
NTSB
stated
that
surveillance
and
cell
phone
video
footage
of
the
incident
showed
the
jet’s
rear
left
landing
gear
in
an
“askew”
position
as
it
approached
the
runway
in
Scottsdale.

The
report
also
noted
that
the
same
flight
crew
had
reported
an
issue
landing
in
McAlester,
Okla.,
on
June
20,
2024.

The
pilot
hired
a
mechanic
who
performed
maintenance,
the
report
detailed,
and
additional
maintenance
was
conducted
on
the
plane
in
December.
A
mechanic
who
serviced
the
landing
gear
noted
that
“nothing
appeared
unusual,”
the
report
stated,
but
the
left
landing
gear
“took
an
excessive
amount
of
grease.”