Motley Crue’s ties to US plane crash

One of the planes involved in a collision on an airport runway in the US is owned by a member of the famous band.

At least one person has died after two jets collided on an airport runway in the latest shocking incident to hit the US.

The planes collided at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona when a Learjet 35A “veered off the runway after landing,” the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.

It collided with a Gulfstream 200 parked at a nearby ramp, according to the New York Post.

“We do not know how many people were on board. The FAA is temporarily pausing flights into the airport,” the agency said.

One of the private jets is owned by Mötley Crüe band member Vince Neil.

Mr Neil was not in the plane at the time of the crash, a spokesperson has confirmed.

“Mr. Neil’s thoughts and prayers go out to everyone involved, and he is grateful for the critical aid of all first responders assisting today,” the band member’s lawyer told Arizona publication AZFamily.

Lead singer Vince Neil. Picture: Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

The law firm representing Mr Neil also released a statement, “At 2:39 p.m. local time, a Learjet aircraft Model 35A owned by Vince Neil was attempting to land at the Scottsdale Airport. For reasons unknown at this time, the plane veered from the runway causing it to collide with another parked plane.

On board Mr. Neil’s plane were two pilots and two passengers. Mr. Neil was not on the plane. More specific details regarding the collision are not available as this is a rapidly evolving situation and there is an ongoing investigation.”

Scottsdale Fire Department firefighters work on the crashed Learjet at Scottsdale Airport. Picture: AP

Investigators at the scene after a Learjet collided with a parked plane. Picture: AP

It comes after a series of aviation incidents in the US.

Last week, a Japan Airlines plane taxiing across the tarmac in Seattle struck a parked Delta Airlines plane.

The plane hit the parked Delta plane as it passed, with the Japan Airlines wing slicing halfway through the Delta plane’s tail.

Nobody was hurt in the incident but both planes were badly damaged.

In the nation’s deadliest aviation disaster since 2001, an American Airlines jet collided with a USArmy Black Hawk helicoptermid-air on January 29, causing both aircraft to crash into the icy waters of the Potomac River.

All 67 people involved were killed in the horror Washington DC crash.

Just days later, a medical jet crashed in north-east Philadelphia, killing a total of seven people and injuring at least 24.

Originally published as Motley Crue’s ties to US plane crash