Apollo 8 Astronaut Who Crashed Was Doing Flyby Near Friend’s House: NTSB

William Anders, who was part of the first Apollo 8 manned mission to the moon in 1968, died in a plane crash off Washington state in June.

Astronaut Maj. Gen. William Anders at the 6th Annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Jan. 22, 2009. Kevin Winter/Getty Images

Former Apollo 8 astronaut Maj. Gen. William A. Anders, USAF (Ret.), was doing a flyby near a friend’s house when his plane crashed off the Washington State coast on June 7, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).

Mr. Anders, 90, renowned for capturing the “Earthrise” photo during the Apollo 8 mission in 1968, was fatally injured when the Beech A45 plane he was piloting descended into the waters near Jones Island.