G'day tonyko,
I am not familiar with an ACTUAL incident like this, others may be.
However, there was a movie produced quite some years ago, called 'Fate Is The Hunter'. It was supposedly based on Ernest Gann's famous book of the same name.
Alas, however, it was nothing like the book and a huge disappointment - to myself, anyway.
The 'plot' for the movie was a new experimental airliner which looked something like a DC6 - or something similar, with jet engines slung under the wings.
A cup of coffee placed on the centre console spilled and caused an engine fire warning, and the aeroplane was 'put down' on a beach at night - unfortunately there was a pier (wharf) in the way and it all ended 'sadly'.
I have heard some similar 'stories' since - but I really cannot say if they are true or not.
Cheers.