Who is Vince Neal and how did he participate in the plane crash of Scottsdale? – NBC DFW

The private aircraft involved in a deadly clash at Arizona Airport in Scotsdale on Monday was owned by Vince Neal, a well -known singer of the rock band Mötley Crüe.

Neil was not aboard the plane during the crash investigated by the National Transport and Safety Council.

“There were two pilots and two passengers aboard the aircraft of G -n -Nil,” a Nail representative wrote in a statement on Monday. “The thoughts and prayers of G -N Nail come out to all participating, and he is grateful for the critical help of all the first answers to support today.”

The Nail representative said other details are not yet available.

Mötley Crüe, which formed in 1981, has sold more than 100 million records worldwide. The band has numerous albums to sell platinum, including their most popular album, Dr. Feelgood “, which was a certified 6x Platinum by the Association of America’s recording industry with over 6 million copies.

Neil is a leading singer of Mötley Crüe through the bigger part of the group’s existence. He also released solo albums.

Jet of Neil’s Learjet 35A crashed shortly after two sets of the main landing failed when landing and made the jet divert from the track and in a business aircraft Gulfstream 200. One man abo identified.

Aviation tragedies have remained at the top of collective memory in recent years, from Boeing’s deadly disasters in 2018 and 2019, and even the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flights in 2014.

Most recently, a commercial aircraft and an army helicopter collided near Washington, Colombia, on January 29, killing 67 people. On January 31, Philadelphia crashed a medical plane, killing six people on board and another person on the ground. Last week, 10 people were killed when a small travel plane crashed in Western Alaska.

NBC News and Associated Press have contributed to this report.