Death of Aaliyah
A Cessna 402 similar to the one that crashed
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| Accident summary | |
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| Date | August 25, 2001 |
| Summary | Overloading |
| Site | Marsh Harbour Airport, Abaco Islands, The Bahamas |
| Passengers | 8 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Fatalities | 9 (all) |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 402B |
| Registration | N8097W |
| Flight origin | Marsh Harbour Airport, Abaco Islands, The Bahamas |
| Destination | Miami, Florida |
Aaliyah Dana Haughton was an American recording artist who was killed in a plane crash on August 25, 2001 after boarding a twin-engine Cessna 402B at the Marsh Harbour Airport on the Abaco Islands, Bahamas. She had just completed her work for the music video for her single "Rock the Boat". Employees of Virgin Records America accompanied her on the flight. The light aircraft, piloted by Luis Morales III, crashed shortly after takeoff. In addition to Aaliyah, eight other people were killed in the accident. She was 22 years old.
The investigation following the crash looked into the possibility that the aircraft was overloaded. Three days after the crash, Aaliyah's remains were returned to the United States. Her funeral was held August 31, 2001 in Manhattan. Her death came only a month after the release of her self-titled third album, Aaliyah. Posters for the album became memorials for grieving fans. At her funeral, she was eulogized by her brother Rashad Haughton.
Aaliyah appeared on BET's 106 & Park on August 21, 2001, and announced that shooting of the video for the single "Rock the Boat", to be directed by Hype Williams, would begin the following day. Nearly sixty people worked on the video in the Bahamas. On August 22, she filmed underwater shots for the video in Miami, Florida. On August 23, Aaliyah and employees of the record company flew to the Bahamas on two flights using a Fairchild Metro III, chartered through Sky Limo. She was scheduled to leave the Bahamas on August 26, but chose to leave the day before since she had finished early. Williams recalled: "Aaliyah left mid-production, so we were still shooting when she left".
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