AUSTIN, Texas — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating a deadly jet crash in Arizona on Monday. The jet made a stop in Austin before crashing on a landing at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona.
The Learjet 35 was owned by musician Vince Neil, who was not on it at the time.
Video at the Scottsdale Airport shows the plane trying to land on Monday. The landing gear seemed to fail, and the jet crashed into another plane.
One person was killed in the crash, while two people suffered critical injuries. Another person was taken to the hospital.
Ladd Sanger is an aviation attorney and jet pilot.
“Relatively unique event, and I am not aware of any Lear 35 suffering a complete main landing gear failure like this when it was down and locked,” said Sanger. “It will be interesting to look at the mechanics to see what caused the gear to collapse.”
Sanger said the jet was coming from South Florida, made a stop Austin and then went on to attempt a landing in Arizona.
The NTSB will lead the investigation.
“Look at the system and analyze them. If there are things like metal fatigue or materials analysis, those parts will be shipped to the NTSB laboratory in Washington, D.C.,” said Sanger.
The cockpit voice recorder will also be sent to Washington to be analyzed.
Neil is the lead singer of band Mötley Crüe, who issued a statement through Neil’s representative. It reads in part: “Mr. Neil was not on the plane. This a rapidly evolving situation and there is an ongoing investigation.”
Sanger said the complete investigation by the NTSB could take up two years.