On 8 June 1983, Reeve Aleutian Airways Flight 8's propeller separated from the aircraft over Cold Bay, Alaska causing an explosive decompression and loss of control. The pilot managed to land safely at Anchorage, Alaska. Since the propeller fell into the sea the cause of the separation is undetermined.
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The actual First Officer Gary Linter (seen in the header image in 2012) gives an absolutely hilarious account of the crew's 1983 adventures.
These stories about 100% survival are so much more enjoyable, and still at least as exciting as the common ones about death and destruction.