Scott D. Anderson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American aviator (1965-1999)
Date of Birth: 02-May-1965
Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Date of Death: 23-Mar-1999
Profession: aircraft pilot
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Scott D. Anderson
- Major Scott Douglas Anderson (May 2, 1965 – March 23, 1999) was a late 20th-century American polymath: Air National Guard F-16 pilot, general aviation test pilot, flight instructor, flight operations officer, engineer, inventor, musician, football player, outdoor adventurer, and award-winning author.
- In 1998 he completed the flight-testing of the first certified whole-plane parachute recovery system, which is credited with saving over 150 lives as standard equipment on Cirrus Aircraft's line of single-engine light aircraft. In 1999, Anderson died in a plane crash near the Duluth International Airport while conducting tests of the first production model Cirrus SR20.
- He was posthumously inducted into the Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame in 2010 for his contributions to the development and advancement of aviation in the state.
- The Scott D.
- Anderson Leadership Foundation was created in his honor.
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