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One individual was killed and at the least three others had been injured in Scottsdale, Arizona, after a enterprise jet crashed into one other airplane after it landed on Monday.
The Federal Aviation Administration stated the Learjet 35A — owned by Vince Neil of the band Mötley Crüe — veered off the runway because it arrived at Scottsdale Municipal Airport round 2:45 p.m. It made contact with a Gulfstream 200 enterprise jet that was parked on non-public property, officers stated at a information convention.
An airport spokesperson stated that the left primary gear of Neil’s jet failed at touchdown. Two pilots and two passengers had been on the airplane that departed from Austin, Texas, however Neil wasn’t on board, in line with the singer’s spokesperson.
There have been 5 folks on board the airplane, in line with Capt. Dave Folio of the Scottsdale Fireplace Division. One among passengers was pronounced lifeless on arrival and three others had been transported to a neighborhood hospital.
First responders had been nonetheless working to extricate the remaining sufferer from the wreckage, Folio stated. The Nationwide Transportation Security Board shall be taking on the investigation.
The PGA Tour’s Phoenix Open was held over the weekend in Scottsdale. It’s usually one of many busiest occasions of yr for the airport.
There aren’t any business flights or airline service on the airport, in line with its web site, however it’s residence to lots of the area’s company plane.
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