RETIRED Apollo 8 astronaut Willliam Anders has died after a plane he was flying plunged into the waters near Orcas Island.
Video captures the shocking moment the small plane nose-dived into the water causing a fiery crash.
Retired Apollo 8 astronaut Willliam Anders died in a plane crash on Friday
The plane fell from the sky and dropped into the water causing a fiery crash
Anders, of San Juan County, Washington, crashed the vintage Air Force T-34 Mentor on Friday at around 11:45 am, according to flight data and FAA records obtained by Fox affiliate KCPQ.
The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office said the plane was lying north to south before it plummeted and sunk.
Phillip Person shared the jarring video with the outlet, showing the plane falling straight down from the sky.
It skids across the water, turning the water a shade of yellow before sinking into a dark cloud of smoke.
Social media posts and messages from Anders’ friends claim the retiree was controlling the plane when it went down, according to the outlet.
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