"Retired BA/BY: Even now, if the engine failed in my Warrior and I set it up for a forced landing but I can restart the engine, I would probably continue with the forced landing if it was looking good. If the engine WERE to restart but then failed again after throwing the forced landing away. it the may well have compromised a successful forced landing."
Absolutely!
On bad weather days, I would send PPL students off to look through the AAIB reports, looking for where in survivable accidents anyone had been hurt - there were almost none beyond the odd broken bone.
If you do not lose control of the aircraft, you stand a very, very good chance of surviving, along with your passengers / crew.
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