Former astronaut William Anders is dead at the age of 90 after a plane crash in Washington state.
FILE - In this December 1968, file photo made available by NASA, Lt. Col. William A. Anders, Apollo 8 lunar module pilot, looks out of a window during the spaceflight.
Anders’ son, Lt. Col. Greg Anders, confirmed to KOMO that his father was killed when the vintage Beechcraft T-34 Mentor he was flying crashed. Greg Anders said his father was the sole occupant of the plane at the time of the crash. The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office said the crash was first reported to the dispatch center around 11:40 a.m. Friday. The sheriff’s office said an “older model plane” was reportedly flying from north to south before crashing near the north end of Jones Island and sunk.
“Once the aircraft is recovered from the water, it will be transported to an offsite facility for further examination by NTSB investigators,” a spokesperson said in an emailed statement.
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