I'm honestly not trying to make light of the fact that the guy
died...BUT....out of a field, after running out of gas...hit a pole....

a SAFE aviator would not have had the fuel issue to begin with, and if
a SAFE aviator had a fuel issue and landed in the field, he damn sure
would have cleared the take off path well before taking off. I feel
sorry for the guy and all, but wow, seems all together too
preventable...