Fair point and I agree, but then there is this one

http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/29/us/plane-crash-mystery/

Guy crosses an international border and continues halfway across the country in that direction before crashing on the property of a 24/7 manned Class C airport with terminal radar. Nobody knows a thing about it. Still isn't discovered until, many hours later, a taxiing aircraft brings it to the attention of ATC. Really makes you scratch your head. And to think some guys get bent out of shape about not getting a wx deviation clearance to avoid a build up by .1 nm.....