The problem with an EFATO on most twins used to be that there was insufficient performance from the remaining engine to keep you aloft while you very very quickly feathered, retracted gear and flaps and wound on as much trim as you could find for the opposite rudder and maintained the correct attitude and issued a radio call !

Time was very much of the essence even with a twin delivering a more than adequate single engine performance. The height at which you lost an engine probably measured your survival percentage.