Sorry to hear about your incident but don't get discouraged. I had the same thing happen to me. I was still in the learning phase with a trainer that I got used from one of the club members and one of the instructors was with me.The other pilot was flying his plane all over the place and was not paying close enough attention when he flew through the left wing of my plane. It cut the left side of my wing off and my plane went down in a ditch that was covered with thick brush. His plane hit the railroad tracks and scattered all over the place. I don't think he ever found all of the pieces. I had to come back the next day to find mine as we spent hours looking for it. The club president at the time was also the owner of the local hobby shop and saw the midair happen. He gave me a great deal on a new plane and I was in the air in no time. I didn't get discouraged I just kept it up and not too long after I soloed and what a great feeling. That happened over 10 years ago and I'm into the hobby now then ever before. I have nine planes that are flyable, one that needs an engine and a couple of others that just need to be finished. I also had a midair with my Sig Rascal. I just finished up repairs from a previous crash when the battery slid all the way forward and I couldn't pull out of the dive. Right after I got it fixed I took it out to fly it and there was another guy flying his Hobbyzone Firebird. I guess he thought it would be cool to see how close he could get or his depth perception was lacking because he my plane in the left wing, shearing off my wing bolt. After the fuselage hit I had to wait and watch the wing flutter back down. I fixed it and I still fly it today however I just don't do any aerobatics with it because it's too weak. Sorry for rambling on.