Originally Posted by
xsnaggle
The police are not involved because at this point there is no Criminal investigation going on. Merely fact finding to determine the cause of the accident and the events surrounding it.
If any criminal act or negligence is uncovered then of course they would get involved.
Computers emails, bank records, phone records etc can also be obtained by court order but that can only happen if and when anything goes to court.
On the subject of bank accounts, the pilot's may show incoming monies which might demonstrate he was paid for flying, perhaps not in this case but in the past on other flights, which could then show that as he was illegally [paid in the past there is a good chance this was the same. The facts might be "Similar but unconnected" and not good enough for a criminal case but could be used in a civil action as the balance of probabilities.