Shawn, et al:
I have no doubt that metal will be bent if the engine quits at 100', but I don't believe that it's certain death. I've done a number of practice autos from ~100', and while it's not the easiest maneuver, it's certainly not a guarantee of dying on the spot. A reasonably proficient pilot should be able to walk away from the scene, or at least be transported to a hospital for treatment.
As for the original question, the answer is obviously "no". Engine failures in automobiles are not always recoverable, nevermind aircraft of any type. There are few certainties in life, and living through any event is not one of them. If events conspire to occur in certain ways, nothing we can do will prevent someone dying, but that isn't often the case, and while engine failures aren't always recoverable, they generally are, at least to the extent that nobody dies.