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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Downer BELLANCA 14-19-3 · Antlers, OK · July 25, 2011

Date: July 25, 2011 · 20:00 local
Place: Antlers, OK
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N8835R
Reported as: Downer Bellanca 14-19-3
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,300 total113 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

N8835RRegistered now · Downer BELLANCA 14-19-3S/N 4208 · Built 1960 Airframe modelDowner BELLANCA 14-19-3 Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot was on a local flight level at 3000 feet MSL and engine quit. Tried an emergy restart and was unable to get a restart. Then tried to divert to Antlers, OK airport (80F) but when he realized he wasn't going to make it, he then landed on the indian nations tollway about a mile and and a half from 80F.aircraft engine failed because the throttle cable disconnected from the throttle body of the carburator when the pin holding the two together came out. Mechanic who checked the problem could not determine how the pin freed itself, other than it was missing. Pilot when asked stated that there was no recent work performed to the affected part.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS ON A LOCAL FLIGHT LEVEL AT 3000 FEET MSL AND ENGINE QUIT. TRIED AN EMERGY RESTART AND WAS UNABLE TO GET A RESTART. THEN TRIED TO DIVERT TO ANTLERS, OK AIRPORT (80F) BUT WHEN HE REALIZED HE WASN'T GOING TO MAKE IT, HE THEN LANDED ON THE INDIAN NATIONS TOLLWAY ABOUT A MILE AND AND A HALF FROM 80F.AIRCRAFT ENGINE FAILED BECAUSE THE THROTTLE CABLE DISCONNECTED FROM THE THROTTLE BODY OF THE CARBURATOR WHEN THE PIN HOLDING THE TWO TOGETHER CAME OUT. MECHANIC WHO CHECKED THE PROBLEM COULD NOT DETERMINE HOW THE PIN FREED ITSELF, OTHER THAN IT WAS MISSING. PILOT WHEN ASKED STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECENT WORK PERFORMED TO THE AFFECTED PART.