Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Flight Crew Private
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 16.2; Flight Crew Total 157; Flight Crew Type 116
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown
Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition
Aircraft
Took off of Runway 25 at ZZZ. Made left turn toward ZZZ1 climbing to 2;500 MSL and leveled off. Went to lean the mixture and the mixture cable broke engine quit. Turned back to ZZZ. Landed on a road. No injuries or damage to the aircraft.
C172 pilot reported the mixture cable broke at first mixture adjustment and resulted in a loss of engine power and forced landing.