No excuse for this one. High wing airplane.
Feeding the engine fuel from both tanks is a no brainer.
Usually these are Ford V6's.

Paul Lamar

NTSB Identification: SEA01LA053

                              Accident occurred Sunday, February 25, 2001 at Newberg, OR
                                  Aircraft:Gibbs V-6 STOL, registration: N230VG
                                            Injuries: 5 Uninjured.

 This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been
                                               completed.

On February 25, 2001, approximately 1420 Pacific standard time, an experimental Gibbs V-6 STOL, N230VG, experienced a hard landing during an
off-field forced landing near Chehalem Airstrip, Newberg, Oregon. The private pilot and his four passengers were not injured, but the aircraft, which is
owned and operated by the pilot, sustained substantial damage. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal pleasure flight, which departed Toledo State Airport,
Newport, Oregon, about 30 minutes earlier, was being operated in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan had been filed.

According to the pilot, he did not realize the right wing fuel tank, which was the one selected, was near empty. As he entered the VFR pattern for
Chehalem, the engine lost power and the propeller stopped turning. The pilot switched to the left tank, which was about one-half full, but was unable to
get the engine started prior to reaching an altitude at which it was necessary to abandon the restart attempt and concentrate on making a forced
landing.

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