It has become a practice for the authorities to postulate a variety of theories whenever an air disaster involving VIPs takes place. It is most unfortunate that knowing fully well that the Bell-430 chopper was not air worthy and it developed some technical snags in the past, the same was kept at the disposal of the former chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy.

Above all, the whether was not congenial for flying, as it was inclement on September 2, 2009 with very poor visibility.

The air crash should be an eye-opener to the authorities concerned and it is time they listed out all such unserviceable helicopters and condemned them to prevent the recurrence of the ghastly crashes in the future.