Very sad indeed . RIP .
I hear he did a quick stop , came to the hover and there was a Bang ...next thing it was on the ground .
This is what you wrote in post #83 Nigel - you don't say quickstop(S) but that is super pedantic as a defence.
I don't know how close to MAUM an Alouette with 5 pob is but coming to a high hover in light winds will require a lot of power - hence the comment about stress = even if the manoeuvre is flown very gently.