It seems the pilot of Vince Neil's private jet was a hero before the airman was tragically killed in a recent crash. The captain of the Mötley Crüe singer's plane was the only person to die after it collided with another jet at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona on Monday,

The Motley Crue rocker wasn't on board his plane on when it veered off course and collided with a parked jet during landing, but his girlfriend was.

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.

Joe Vitosky, 78, was flying Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil's jet from Austin, Texas, to Arizona on Monday when it crashed with a parked Gulfstream Jet. His daughter believes how her father reacted likely saved other people's lives.

Mötley Crüe have given a major update on the health of frontman Vince Neil’s girlfriend, who escaped death after a tragic jet collision which killed a pilot. Knewz.com can reveal a since-deleted post on the band’s social media account announced Rain Andreani had been released from the hospital on Wednesday.

The pilot killed in a plane crash involving Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil’s private jet helped save Neil’s girlfriend, Rain Hannah Andreani, and other passengers in his final moments, said his daughter.