United States Air Force
Flight 191
North American X-15
FAILURE
Failure
Wednesday, November 15, 1967 · 18:30 UTC
Mission
/01X-15 Flight 3-65-97, also known as X-15 Flight 191 was a 1967 flight of the North American X-15. After reaching an altitude of 81.0 km, the aircraft entered a spin and broke apart mid air, killing pilot Michael J. Adams.
Mission Type
Test Flight
Orbit
Suborbital (Sub)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Failure
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
North American X-15
Launch Pad
Edwards Air Force Base
Air launch to Suborbital flight
34.906° N, 117.884° W
12
Pad Launches
18
Location Launches
429
Agency Launches
—
Orbital This Year