Airplane crash of Scottsdale: The Pilot’s daughter says he saved the life of passengers – Fox 10 News Phoenix

Scotsdale, Ariz. – We learn more about Pilot who was killed in the plane crash of Scotsdale On Monday, February 10th.

What we know:

He was a private pilot Flying for Rockstar Vince NeilS However, Neal was not on the plane during this flight.

The aircraft, Learjet coming from Austin, Texas, had problems during landing and crashed into a parked plane, Gulfstream, on the track. Investigators say the aircraft has experienced a left -wing major damage to the landing gear.

NTSB investigates and asks all witnesses to go out.

What they say:

The pilot, 78-year-old Joi Vitoski, was killed in the crash. Three others on the plane were injured, and a Gulfsteima man was also injured.

The daughter of the pilot, who lives at 1500 miles, has a pretty good idea of ​​what happened. She says her father has done her best to save as many lives as possible.

“When the news came that it was Vince Neal, we were like,” Oh, yes, my father has been flying for him for years, “said Jana Sherzer, the daughter of the pilot.

“At 78, he was still mentally and physically fit”

She spoke with Fox 10 on February 12 by Gulfport, Mississippi.

She says her father flew chopers in US Marines, after which he became a private plane pilot for about 60 years, flying with high -profile people and medical patients across the country.

“At 78, he was still mentally and physically fit,” Sherzer said. “You still have to go through all these physical things and other things. They won’t let you fly if you can’t pass them. Well, it went with flying colors.”

“He would perform it at the end”

“I have no doubt about my mind, but the reason why these other people are alive is because of his skill and his decision, which takes him in a second,” Shercer said.

This story is more than the crash and the rock star who owns the aircraft. It’s about a daughter who loses her father.

“He is well capable of doing everything and everything possible to save as many people as possible. I know that this is his first thought, and he would do it at the end, and that’s what he did,” she said.

She says the authorities are making an autopsy and that her father will eventually be buried in his hometown outside Tulsa, Oklahoma.

What’s next:

NTSB says that anyone with images or video from the crash can send them by email to [email protected].

The NTSB final report may take up to two years.