Not at all. Columbia have lost a 234 in South America in the last year or two. I'm sure there have been other incidents too.
With no jibbering ballast in the back, logging accidents don't hit the headlines in the same way as offshore accidents.
Call me narrow minded and egotistical if you wish....The Two People in the front end of the Bus are every bit as important as whatever/whoever is along for the ride.
Yes, a 234 crashed and killed all of the occupants....as can happen to every type of aircraft. So...one fatal crash out in all the years since the North Sea event and that somehow suggests a problem in the design to you?
Let's compare the 234/CH-47 in Civilian Usage compared to the L2/225 shall we.
The 225 is getting bad Press AFTER two Crashes....unlike the 234 which got its bad Press BEFORE the crash. If you are old enough and still young enough to remember those days....a certain Operator very much did not want the 234 on the North Sea and worked towards that end.