Vitosky, 78, was a Marine veteran who had six decades of experience under his belt and had been flying Neil for years. In an interview with the Arizona Republic, his daughter, Jana Schertzer, credited her father's skill with saving the lives of the rest of the people onboard.

The pilot killed when Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil's private plane slammed into another parked jet in Arizona has been identified, authorities said.

One person was killed and others were injured after a private jet owned by Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil crashed into another plane Monday at the airport in Scottsdale, Ariz., a suburb of Phoenix.

The singer was not on the plane, but his girlfriend Rain Andreani was one of the several people taken to hospital, and one person died.

A 78-year-old Marine veteran was identified as the pilot killed when Mötley Crüe singer's private jet crashed into a parked plane at Scottsdale Airport.

A plane owned by Mötley Crüe vocalist Vince Neil is reportedly at the center of a fatal plane crash in Scottsdale, AZ.

A plane owned by Mötley Crüe’s singer Vince Neil was involved in a deadly crash Monday. The singer wasn’t on board.