Research
I was doing some research earlier this month and can across some interesting numbers. I looked at the NTSB website and searched the light helicopter accidents from 1 Jan 1970 to present. I broke it down to number of accidents, the number of fatal accidents and the the percentage of fatal accidents. I found the figures quite interesting and having some bearing in this discussion.
Type / #of Accidents / # of Fatals / % of accidents fatal
R22/ 418 / 69 / 16.5%/
R44 / 94 / 36 / 34%/
H269/300 / 725 / 75/ 10.3%/
BH47 / 1670 / 164 / 9.8%/
Hiller 12 / 592 / 28 / 4.7%/
EN28/280 / 375 / 32 / 8.5%/
BH206 / 1343 / 277 / 20.6%/
AS350 / 118 / 32 / 27% /
500 / 67 / 9 / 13.4%/
Based on these numbers, you might want to take a look at a Hiller 12, especially considering that safety is a major consideration.
Just some food for thought.