Rodney, I would agree with you if the plane hits the ground head first, but most of the time in standing corn or soy beans the the plane is cushioned enough that total destruction does not take place. One of our club pilots recently lost a wing, the fuse played "yard dart" into the corn, which now is around 8-9 feet tall, and the fuse suvrived. The beeper help find that, tho the wing was another search.