Whatever the nature of the flight, if the crew pop's their clogs it'll be down to the most capable person on board to return the aircraft to mother earth in a condition that allow's any others to survive. No laws would be broken, ah, we remember "Airport"
. So, if you think you might peg it, get a safety pilot, even if you don't shuffle off your mortal coil, he/she can be usefull in many ways.