Aaliyah dead body pictures

On August 25, , a Cessna twin-engine light aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Marsh Harbour Airport on the Abaco Islands of the Bahamas, killing the pilot and all eight passengers on board. Among the victims were American singer and actress Aaliyah and members of her entourage, including a hairdresser, her bodyguard and a record executive.

The subsequent investigation determined that the aircraft had attempted to take off while heavily overloaded; the eight passengers exceeded its certified maximum of seven. It also emerged that the pilot falsified records on his experience and qualifications to fly this type of aircraft. Williams recalled, "Aaliyah left mid-production, so we were still shooting when she left.

The New York Post printed one of the last photographs taken of Aaliyah, with a fan who wanted it as a souvenir, but wrongly labeled it as having been taken just before the crash flight departed. On Saturday, August 25, at p. The passengers had grown impatient because the Cessna was supposed to arrive at p. EDT, but did not arrive until p.

Key further stated: "He tried to convince them the plane was overloaded, but they insisted they had chartered the plane and they had to be in Miami Saturday night. According to Kathy Iandoli 's biography, Aaliyah was a nervous flier. She had serious reservations about flying on the small, overloaded plane and refused to board. After arguing with the rest of her entourage about it, she retreated into a taxicab to rest, claiming that she had a headache.

Singer/actress Aaliyah died in a plane crash in the Bahamas on Saturday evening August 25, File Photo - Singer Aaliyah dies at 22 in Bahamas plane crash.

One of the passengers was sent to check on her and proceeded to give her an unidentified pill and a glass of water. She took the pill, fell back asleep, and was aided into the plane. The aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff, about feet 60 m from the runway. According to the paramedics on scene, he spent his last moments asking about Aaliyah's condition.