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FAA incident report · Blanca 14-19-3A · Clyde, TX · November 11, 1999

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Date
November 11, 1999 · 12:45 local
Place
Clyde, TX
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N8879R
Reported as
Blanca 14193A
Reported engine
Continental IO470*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
N8879RRegistered now · Downer 14-19-3AS/N 4241 · Built 1965Airframe modelDowner 14-19-3AEngine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On November 11, 1999, at 1845 gmt, a Bellanca BL-1419-3A, N8879R, owned by wayman d. curry, privacy data omitted while on a part 91 personal cross country flight from a private strip near henley, Texas, to abilene, Texas, with a stop in navisota, Texas to pick up a passenger, the aircraft experienced a rough engine and possible fueld exhaustion before reaching abilene, Texas, the final destination. With the engine running very rough, the pilot informed abilene approach control of the condition and decided to make an off airport landing on FM-18 road near Clyde, Texas. The pilot obtained additional fuel and with the help of law enforcement officers blocking the road, took off and continued to abilene. Weather conditions reported by ftw fss at 1830 gmt, were wind 210 degrees at 9 knots, altimeter 30.28, visibility 10, temperature 24, dewpoint 11, VMC prevailed with no precipitation. No flight plan was filed for this flight. There were no injuries and no damage to the aircraft. The pilot holds an ATP pilot rating. The flight originated at henley, Texas on November 11, 1999 at 1600 gmt.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 11, 1999, AT 1845 GMT, A BELLANCA BL-1419-3A, N8879R, OWNED BY WAYMAN D. CURRY, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHILE ON A PART 91 PERSONAL CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM A PRIVATE STRIP NEAR HENLEY, TEXAS, TO ABILENE, TEXAS, WITH A STOP IN NAVISOTA, TEXAS TO PICK UP A PASSENGER, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A ROUGH ENGINE AND POSSIBLE FUELD EXHAUSTION BEFORE REACHING ABILENE, TEXAS, THE FINAL DESTINATION. WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING VERY ROUGH, THE PILOT INFORMED ABILENE APPROACH CONTROL OF THE CONDITION AND DECIDED TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING ON FM-18 ROAD NEAR CLYDE, TEXAS. THE PILOT OBTAINED ADDITIONAL FUEL AND WITH THE HELP OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS BLOCKING THE ROAD, TOOK OFF AND CONTINUED TO ABILENE. WEATHER CONDITIONS REPORTED BY FTW FSS AT 1830 GMT, WERE WIND 210 DEGREES AT 9 KNOTS, ALTIMETER 30.28, VISIBILITY 10, TEMPERATURE 24, DEWPOINT 11, VMC PREVAILED WITH NO PRECIPITATION. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THIS FLIGHT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT HOLDS AN ATP PILOT RATING. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HENLEY, TEXAS ON NOVEMBER 11, 1999 AT 1600 GMT.