A 78-year-old Marine was identified as the pilot who was killed on a private jet (owned by Mötley Crüe Lead Singer Vince Neil) flying on another plane on the runway at Scottsdale Airport, Arizona on Monday afternoon.
According to the Scottsdale Police Department, certified flight engineer and pilot Joy Vijoski was declared dead at the scene after landing on the Learjet 35A owned by Rockstar, and the bay where the aircraft parked when it landed. I charged at 200.
Vitosky was the only fatal casualty of the crash. Another pilot and two passengers on a private flight from Texas were injured but survived.
“To be honest, I truly believe in why the other passengers are alive. That's because of the way he handled it yesterday,” he said, “and his daughter, Jana Scherzer. He spoke to the Republic of Arizona On Tuesday, her father added that he had 60 years of flight experience.
Neil was not in flight, but his girlfriend, Rain Andreani, was five broken ribs, and her friend was on the plane in addition to the second pilot. All were taken to the hospital.
Two dogs belonging to two female passengers also survived the crash. One person was on a Gulfstream jet and was not injured.
Vitosky, a native of Oklahoma, joined the Marines in his early 20s and was eager to fly. He later became a Marine Corps aviator who flew helicopters in Vietnam in 1969, his ex-wife, Anne Vitosky, said. Associated Press.
Following more than a decade of military service, the murdered pilot began flying Learjets.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, Vitosky has been a certified flight engineer since 1978 and has been a pilot since 2019.
“His passion was flying,” his ex-wife said.
Schörtzer reflected those statements, emphasizing that his father, who left two grandchildren, was also healthy and a very capable pilot.
“You know, you know, you know, you did nothing, he literally did it until the day he died,” Shelzer told the Republic of Arizona.
A Maricopa County medical inspector will determine Vitosky's cause of death.
The tragic footage showed that the locker jet hit another plane and struggled to run down the runway and stop before hitting a parked aircraft.
Scottsdale Airport was closed to all air traffic on Monday, but reopened Tuesday morning with the blessings of local officials.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a conflict.
“At this point, our hearts come out to his family and friends,” police said, speaking to Vitosky's loved ones.
