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August,25,2001 was a tragic day in the R&B world.we have lost one of are rising young star's,aaliyah was just killed in a very tragic crash and I am hurt to see another person go--2pac,biggie,now aaliyah. if any of u feel the same about these accident's then please visit the TeamDFS message board and go to the aaliyah memorial message board and tell us how u feel--she might be gone in sight but deep down she is still in evry one's heart
Our beloved Aaliyah was killed in a plane crash on Saturday night along with eight others including our own Gina Smith, 29, of Blackground Records who lived in New Jersey, Eric Forman, 29, Keith Wallace, 49, Douglas Krantz, 28 of Virgin Records, Anthony Dodd, 32, all of Los Angeles, CA, Scott Gallin, 41, of Pompano Beach, FL, video producer, Christopher Maldonado, 34, of New York and the plane's pilot, identified only as L. Mareal.
The Cessna 402 was departing from the Marsh Harbour airport bound for Opa-locka, Florida, when it crashed shortly after takeoff at approximately 6:50pm, police say. The plane is said to have crashed approximately 200 feet from the end of the runway killing six people instantly. Three others died later due to their injuries.
Aaliyah had just completed filming of her video for "Rock The Boat", directed by Hype Williams, in which she took time off of her promotional tour to complete. The cause of the crash isn't known yet, but authorities suspect engine failure because the plane took off in good weather conditions. CNN is reporting that Gloria Knowles, who works for Abaco Air Ltd. at Marsh Harbor airport, said baggage handlers reported the plane was overloaded with suitcases, yet the plane was still allowed to depart at the insistence of the passengers.
It was only two weeks ago that Aaliyah completed filming of her "More Than A Woman" video and she was also scheduled to be a presenter at the 2001 MTV awards on Thursday, September 6th in New York City. Aaliyah had already completed the initial shooting for the Matrix II in Los Angeles last month and was scheduled to fly to Australia after the New Year to finish up principal photography for The Matrix II & III.
Our prayers go out to the families of all that were lost. They will be dearly missed.
