Turn Indicators
Yes, the pilots of Swissair 111 would have agreed with you.
Their Standby Attitude Indicator OFF Flag was UP and visible at the time of impact (and left an impact imprint on the sphere/ball). The F/O had earlier remarked that he'd lost his PFD and was flying off the Standby (which was central in the panel, low to the centre pedestal). Supposedly the captain wasn't in his seat at impact (probably got out to fight the fire in the ceiling). But any way you look at it, they were turning away from the lights of Halifax and pointing overwater on a dark night with a fair amount of cloud around.
When you run out of attitude references it's nice to have a turn needle in front of you. Without it, you are definitely going to lose it.