Most planes require minor trim adjustments on every flight anyway due to fuel burn and other things, it must take almost 20 seconds to take care of (if you are slow). We were not talking about "crashes" per se but little incidents like hooking a wing tip on landing or ground looping. LITTLE STUFF. Your instructor on the buddy box is supposed to keep you out of the big ones if he is doing his job. Yeah, in a crash there is substantial more damage but even then a rubber banded wing will survive and the fuselage may be repairable. All car wrecks are not "TOTALS" are they? It's your plane in the end and do what you want. Enjoy your flying