Step turn and others. IF the fuel had been correct, and the engine was well maintained, why would the engine quit?
How do we know the engine quitting didn't also somehow cause a stroke or other health concern to rear its head causing the pilot to be incapable of flying the plane.
YES, we should all know what to do if the engine quits at any time. But if you have ever taken off from airports surrounded by urban scene there simply isn't much choice.
Should we ban these airports?
Lindbergh knew if his engine quit on takeoff it was probably all over. He knew that if his engine quit over the north atlantic, it was all over.
He took precautions, including filtering the fuel through chamois, and selecting the engine which had been through amazing tests (for the time) to ensure reliability.
Engines don't quit all the time. Wings don't fall off all the time, pilots don't die at the controls all the time, this plane crashed because the fuel was wrong.