Updated: Feb. 10th 2025 – 6:45PM (PST).
TMZ has reported Vince Neil was not onboard the Learjet according to manager Allen Kovac, but Neil‘s girlfriend Rain was onboard with a friend and their dogs.
Rain is reported to have 5 broken ribs and is currently in the Hospital.
Mötley Crüe have also released an official statement.
Read more below….
Metal Sludge — In a Breaking News story, a Learjet has crashed into a 2nd aircraft in Arizona and 1 of the aircraft involved in the accident allegedly belongs to Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil.
Reports coming out of Scottsdale Arizona are reporting 1 dead and 3 hospitalized but no clear word as to whether Vince Neil was on board either aircraft.
A News story found at AZ FAMILY 3 TV CBS 5 is reporting the following: “NEW: Video shows the moment a Learjet—registered to Chromed in Hollywood, which is registered in Wyoming with a principal agent listed as Vince Neil—crashed into a plane at Scottsdale Airport.”
A video has surfaced that appears to show a Learjet that had just landed and is seen crashing into another aircraft that appears to be parking or standing still.
Initial reports were that at least 1 person is dead and 3 are hospitalized.
The story is developing now with several News sources reporting the accident.
We will continue to update this post as we get further information, see sources below.
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UPDATED: Feb. 10th 2025 – 6:15PM (PST)
According to online sources, the following was released from representation for Vince Neil.
The Press Statement notes, that Vince Neil was not onboard at the time of the crash.
Mötley Crüe have also made an official statement, and it is being reported that the pilot of Vince Neil‘s plane was killed in the accident.
See the band’s official statement shared below.
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UPDATED Feb. 10th 2025 6:45PM (PST)
TMZ has reported the following: “Vince Neil‘s private jet was involved in a deadly crash at an Arizona airport … but the Mötley Crüe frontman was not on the plane. However, his girlfriend, who was traveling on the jet, survived … TMZ has learned.
Allen Kovac, Mötley Crüe’s manager, tells TMZ … Vince is safe and confirms he was NOT on the plane.
Sources close to the situation tell TMZ … Vince’s girlfriend, Rain, and her friend, Ashley were on the plane andare in the hospital. We’re told Rain broke 5 ribs, and the dogs the women were traveling with survived the tragic incident as well.
Vince’s manager says the rocker’s heart goes out to the victims families involved and he’s thankful his girlfriend and her friend are safe. Kovac says the band is brainstorming ideas to help the victims’ families
The incident happened Monday afternoon at Scottsdale Airport … with Vince’s plane crashing into another jet after veering off a runway upon landing.
Emergency personnel responded, and airport runways were temporarily closed during the investigation.
The plane’s registered owner is Chromed in Hollywood … a company known to be owned by Vince.
Airport officials say the preliminary investigation appears to show the left main landing gear failed as the plane was landing, causing the collision.
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NEW: Video shows the moment a Learjet—registered to Chromed in Hollywood, which is registered in Wyoming with a principal agent listed as Vince Neil—crashed into a plane at Scottsdale Airport.https://t.co/ERNb9pw765 pic.twitter.com/Cvajjy7y9L
— azfamily 3TV CBS 5 (@azfamily) February 11, 2025
We are working to confirm if this is the same Neil as the Mötley Crüe frontman. Officials are expected to provide an update soon. https://t.co/CQEmT9XSiF
— azfamily 3TV CBS 5 (@azfamily) February 11, 2025
