I tend to agree with eurocopter beans here. I can not remember which city, but if you look at the As350 that crashed in America and eventually ended up on the ground after hitting quite a few building edges with the occupants alive I wonder. Yes, I do agree the structure does not look like much once the doors are off, but with MODERN technolegy(look at formula 1) you do not need a tank anymore. These composite fibres can absorb a lot more than a good old piece of stringer and alclad even though one can barely notice them and they are an 1/4(if not less) of the size of the good old post.
If the Astar scares you I guess you blankly refuse to join the flying experience of a EC130? Think you should give it a go sometime, you might be surprised.