OM #1386 – "3) The Flight Data Recorders and Cockpit Voice Recorders were not made available to the Investigator in Charge because of budget, not safety considerations. As a result the following data (evidence) is missing:
Q. a) How much fuel was on board the aircraft? What were the fuel flow rates?
A) Not enough.
Or: perhaps whether the things were working, or not. Now that would be nice to know.