ASHLEY FALLS, MA, USA
N86948
BELLANCA 8KCAB
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ABOUT A HALF MILE FROM THE AIRPORT WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. HE RESTARTED IT BUT IT QUIT A 2ND TIME AND WOULD NOT RESTART. BY THIS TIME THE ACFT WAS DOWN TO ABOUT 200 FT. A RIGHT TURN WAS MADE TO LAND ON AN ISLAND. THE ACFT LANDED SHORT IN ABOUT 2 FT OF WATER AND NOSED OVER. THE MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE WAS FOUND NOT SECURED ALLOWING IT TO MOVE TO IDLE CUT OFF.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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