Two that I know of
One is Chris Linton, recent recipient of the CAA Safety Award. He had a con-rod failure in his Bonanza shortly after take-off from Shoreham and put it down safely on the beach at Worthing.
Another was the late Richard Fox. He had a loss of oil pressure mid-channel and ended up landing at Cherboug with a dead engine. Apparantly despite a Mayday being declared they had to push the a/c off the runway as the emergency services hadn't been alerted. He was later killed at Woburn when he lost power shortly after take-off and stalled in. The suspected cause was vapur lock exacerbated by high ambient temperature, a prolonged hold, and the use of mogas.
Mike