Posts: 297 From: New York City USA Registered: Mar 2005
posted 06-08-2024 07:35 PM
.
SkyMan1958 Member
Posts: 1381 From: CA. Registered: Jan 2011
posted 06-08-2024 10:07 PM
.
crash Member
Posts: 354 From: West Sussex, England Registered: Jan 2011
posted 06-09-2024 12:22 AM
.
Lou Chinal Member
Posts: 1390 From: Staten Island, NY Registered: Jun 2007
posted 06-09-2024 12:40 AM
.
Jake Member
Posts: 481 From: Independence, OR U.S.A. Registered: Jun 2002
posted 06-09-2024 09:39 AM
Bill was an amazing man and a good friend. So appreciative for all he contributed to our humanity. He will be deeply missed...
perineau Member
Posts: 407 From: FRANCE Registered: Jul 2007
posted 06-09-2024 10:22 AM
Ad astra
Michael1976 Member
Posts: 111 From: MA Registered: Nov 2011
posted 06-09-2024 04:06 PM
I’ve seen the crash video. Can someone please help me understand what Mr. Anders was trying to accomplish doing a barrel roll at a very low altitude? Thanks.
gareth89 Member
Posts: 628 From: Ireland Registered: May 2014
posted 06-09-2024 04:09 PM
I would imagine there are many different possibilities as to why his plane went down. However I don’t think we should assume anything at this stage, rest his soul.
astrobock Member
Posts: 205 From: WV, USA Registered: Sep 2006
posted 06-09-2024 05:12 PM
.
David C Member
Posts: 1450 From: Lausanne Registered: Apr 2012
posted 06-09-2024 05:46 PM
quote:Originally posted by Michael1976: I’ve seen the crash video.
The video clip I've seen on "X" is only 11 seconds long and doesn't show the start of the maneuver — which looked to me like a Split-S not a barrel roll. I think we'll just have to be patient and wait for the NTSB to do their work.
capoetc Member
Posts: 2378 From: McKinney TX (USA) Registered: Aug 2005
posted 06-09-2024 07:34 PM
.
Scott Member
Posts: 3338 From: Houston, TX Registered: May 2001
posted 06-10-2024 06:27 AM
.
bruce Member
Posts: 935 From: Fort Mill, SC, USA Registered: Aug 2000
posted 06-10-2024 07:38 AM
.
dss65 Member
Posts: 1375 From: Sandpoint, ID, USA Registered: Mar 2003
posted 06-10-2024 01:43 PM
.
Starfighter1 Member
Posts: 147 From: Registered: Feb 2007
posted 06-10-2024 02:46 PM
.
YankeeClipper Member
Posts: 639 From: Dublin, Ireland Registered: Mar 2011
posted 06-10-2024 03:28 PM
Ad Astra
APG85 Member
Posts: 315 From: Registered: Jan 2008
posted 06-11-2024 02:53 AM
.
sch61 Member
Posts: 27 From: Ramona, CA, USA Registered: Dec 2001
posted 06-11-2024 09:35 AM
.
Blackarrow Member
Posts: 3725 From: Belfast, United Kingdom Registered: Feb 2002
posted 06-11-2024 04:19 PM
Very sad and shocking news to hear while my wife and I were on holiday. I am torn between thinking that he died doing something he loved; or that, even at the age of 90, he was taken before his time. Thank you for the memories, General Anders.
lspooz Member
Posts: 484 From: Greensboro, NC USA Registered: Aug 2012
posted 06-12-2024 10:52 AM
Such an amazing life and career.
nasamad Member
Posts: 2199 From: Essex, UK Registered: Jul 2001
posted 06-12-2024 10:47 PM
.
413 is in Member
Posts: 728 From: Alexandria, VA USA Registered: May 2006
posted 06-13-2024 07:30 AM
.
astro-nut Member
Posts: 1051 From: Washington, IL Registered: Jan 2006
posted 06-14-2024 02:12 PM
General Anders thank you for serving our country as an Air Force Pilot and NASA Astronaut.
AlanC Member
Posts: 197 From: Scotland Registered: Nov 2014
posted 06-15-2024 05:42 PM
.
yotlu Member
Posts: 56 From: Austria Registered: Apr 2017
posted 06-16-2024 01:32 AM
.
NeilPearson Member
Posts: 185 From: UK Registered: May 2013
posted 06-16-2024 09:59 AM
.
SpaceAngel Member
Posts: 481 From: Maryland Registered: May 2010
posted 06-28-2024 10:43 AM
Does NASA have any plans to celebrate the life of Bill Anders?
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 52689 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 06-28-2024 10:58 AM
There will be a tree planting in the astronaut memorial grove at Johnson Space Center, though when that occurs depends on several factors. A date has yet to be set.
The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex displayed placed a wreath at the Astronaut Hall of Fame after the news of Anders' death was reported.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 52689 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 07-02-2024 08:41 PM
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its preliminary report on the plane crash that claimed Bill Anders' life.
On June 7, 2024, about 1140 Pacific daylight time, a Beech A45, N268AF, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Deer Harbor, Washington. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations part 91 personal flight.
The airplane was based at Skagit Regional Airport (BVS), Burlington, Washington, and stored in a museum facility founded by the pilot. The pilot's son was working at the museum on the day of the accident and reported that the pilot arrived there that morning and appeared to be in good spirits. He stated that he was going to perform an "Orcas run", a phrase the pilot used to describe a flight around the San Juan Island archipelago, with a pass over his previous home on Orcas Island. The pilot's son stated that a touch-and-go landing at Orcas Island Airport (ORS) would not be unusual for such a trip.
The pilot boarded the airplane about 1050, and at 1100, a family friend received a text message from him indicating that he would be flying past her house about 1140, which was located close to his old home on the western shore of Orcas Island. The friend reported that such flights were not unusual, and this was the first time he had performed one this year. She stated that he typically performs two flybys, and although sometimes he rocks the airplanes wings as he passes by, he never performed any kind of aerobatic maneuvers.
Limited Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast data was available for the flight, however, radar data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration showed a target departing BVS about 1113, that was transmitting a 1200 beacon code, but with no altitude information. The target flew a western track towards ORS that generally followed the shorelines. At 1125:32, the target was lined up on final for ORS runway 34, and about 4 minutes later, the target had departed the airport area and was tracking southwest.
Over the next 9 minutes, the target flew a series of passes back and forth along the coastline of the San Juan Channel, and by 1137:30 it was heading north, along the west coast of Orcas Island (see figure 1). The friend reported that about this time she could hear the familiar sound of his airplane, and a short time later she observed the airplane overhead traveling north along the shoreline in front of her house.
The airplane then flew behind trees and out of view, and she could hear but not see what sounded like the airplane making a left turn to the south. The airplane then came into view as it rolled out on a south heading. It was flying over the water, but higher than the previous occasions. After it passed by, she could see the left wing drop, and she thought this was part of his usual routine. However, the wing continued to drop as the airplane began to rapidly descend towards the water.
Another witness who was a located along the same shoreline, but about 1/3 mile to the north, heard what he thought was a vintage airplane. He stated that this was not unusual for the area, and he went out onto his deck to look for it. He was facing west as it came into view, and he began to record it with his phone. At the beginning of the recording the airplane was inverted with a slight nose down attitude and heading generally to the south. Over the next 3 seconds the airplane had transitioned to an almost vertical dive. As the airplane approached the water, it began to pull out of the dive, now facing the opposite direction. By the time it had recovered to almost wings level, upright attitude, the airplane struck the water with its right wingtip, and spun across the water on a northern trajectory.
The fuselage was located about 1,700 ft west of the last radar target, in about 30 ft of water. Most of the wreckage was recovered from the channel during the following week and has been stored for further examination. At the time of the preliminary report publication, no other witnesses to the accident have come forward.
Jonnyed Member
Posts: 620 From: Dumfries, VA, USA Registered: Aug 2014
posted 07-04-2024 08:24 AM
Thanks for sharing the NTSB's pre-lim report. It's both quite intriguing and sad. What an amazing American and one for the ages! RIP, Gen. Anders.
FFrench Member
Posts: 3298 From: San Diego Registered: Feb 2002
posted 07-04-2024 12:27 PM
The Space & Things podcast kindly asked me to share stories of Bill Anders in a memorial episode...