But, where is the discussion about:
Training;
Loss tail rotor effectiveness;
You won't get LTE in a Robinson, Frank was a genius at tail rotor design.
In fact, you won't get LTE anywhere except in an old B206 with a small tail rotor.
This R44 accident sounds like a simple pilot error in bumping into a tree. And yes, I have landed at Panorama myself under all sorts of weather conditions, but have never come at it from below the escarpment.