The 78 -year -old pilot killed in a plane crash with the participation of the Mötley Crüe Singer private aircraft identifies: “His passion was flying” – New York Post

A 78-year-old marine veteran was identified as a pilot killed when the private aircraft of Mötley Crüe’s leading singer Vince Neal-Toy Flies crashed into another plane at the Airport airport in Arizona on Monday afternoon.

Joey Vitoski, a certified flying engineer and pilot, was declared dead at the scene after embarking on a Learjet 35A owned equipment owned by Rock Star, which made the plane sneak in a parked Gulfstream 200 at the landing, according to police department in Scotsdale.

Vitosky was the only fatal victim of the crash. Another pilot and two passengers on the private flight from Texas were injured but survived.

“Honestly, I believe with all my heart that the reason these other passengers are alive – this is because of how he did yesterday,” his daughter Jana Sherzer told the Arizona Republic Tuesday and added that her father had 60 years of flying experience.

Neal was not in the flight, and his girlfriend rain Andreeni, who suffered five broken ribs, and her girlfriend was on the plane, in addition to a second pilot – all of whom were taken to the hospital.

Two dogs belonging to both women’s passengers have also experienced the crash. One man was on board the Gulf Stream aircraft and was not wounded.

Vitosky, a native of Oklahoma, joined the Marine Corps in his early twenty years with longing to fly. He later became aviator of the Marine Corps, which in 1969 flew helicopters in Vietnam, his ex-wife Anne Vitoski told the Associated Press.

After more than a decade of military service, the killed pilots began flying Learjets.

Vitosky has been a certified flight engineer since 1978 and a 2019 pilot, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

“His passion flew,” his ex -wife said, adding that the father of three had died, doing what he loves.

Sherzer sounded these remarks until she stressed that her father, who also left two grandchildren behind, was in good health and was an extremely capable pilot.

“Instead, you know to retire and do nothing, he did it literally until the day he died,” Sherzer told the Arizona Republic.

The medical examination of Maricopa County will determine the cause of Vitosky’s death.

The hated footage filmed the moment the rocker jet slipped into the other plane, showing that it slid and struggled to stop when I squeezed the track before hitting the parked plane.

Scotsdale Airport was closed to all air traffic on Monday, but opened again on Tuesday morning with the blessing of local officials.

The National Transport Safety Council is investigating the clash.

“Our hearts come out to his family and friends at the time,” police said, turning to Vitosky relatives.