On August 25, 2001, at 6:50 pm (EST), just after finishing filming of the music video to "Rock the Boat", Aaliyah and various members of her record company boarded a twin engine Cessna 402B (N8097W) at Marsh Harbour, Abaco Island, Bahamas to travel to Opa-locka Airport near Miami, Florida. The crew had a flight scheduled the next day, but the video wrapped early. Aaliyah and her entourage were eager to return to the US and took their heavy equipment from the shoot on the plane rather than leave it behind which resulted in the aircraft being well beyond the standard weight and balance tolerance provided by Cessna.
The plane crashed shortly after takeoff about 200 feet (70 m) from the runway. Aaliyah, pilot Luis Morales III and the seven other passengers, including her hair stylist Eric Foreman, Anthony Dodd, her security guard Scott Gallin, Douglas Kratz (a director of video production for Virgin Records), stylist Christopher Maldonado, Keith Wallace and Gina Smith (both employees of the Blackground label) were killed.
According to findings from an inquest conducted by the coroner's office in the Bahamas, Aaliyah suffered from "severe burns and a blow to the head", in addition to severe shock. The coroner theorized that, even if Aaliyah had survived the crash, her recovery would have been virtually impossible given the severity of her injuries.
Aaliyah's funeral was held on August 31, 2001 at Saint Ignatius Loyola Roman Catholic Church in Manhattan, New York City. She was interred at the Rosewood Mausoleum in Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, New York.
Grammy Award
1999, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: "Are You That Somebody?"; Nominated
2001, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: "Try Again"; Nominated
2002, Best R&B Album: "Aaliyah"; Nominated
2002, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: "Rock The Boat"; Nominated
2003, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: "More Than A Woman"; Nominated
MTV Video Music Awards
1999, Best R&B Video: "Are You That Somebody?";
Nominated
1999, Best Video from a Film: "Are You That Somebody?";
Nominated
2000, Best Female Video: "Try Again";
Winner
2000, Best Video From Film: "Try Again";
Winner
2002, Best R&B Video: "Rock The Boat";
Nominated
2003, Best R&B Video: "Miss You";
Nominated
MOBO Awards
2002, Best Video: "More Than a Woman";
Winner
2002, Best Dance Video: "More Than a Woman";
Winner
2002, Best International Act;
Winner
BET Awards
2002, Best Actress: "Queen of The Damned";
Nominated
2002, Best Female R&B Artist;
Nominated
2002, Video of The Year: " Rock The Boat";
Nominated
2002, Viewer Choice Awards;
Nominated
Image Awards
2002, Outstanding Female Artist;
Winner
2003, Best female video: "Miss You";
Winner
Soul Train Awards
1998, Female R&B/Soul Single: "One In A Million";
Winner
2002 Female R&B/Soul Single: "Rock The Boat";
Winner
Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards
1999, Best R&B/Soul Song: "Are You That Somebody?";
Nominated
1999, Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video: "Are You That Somebody?";
Nominated
2000, Best R&B/Soul Single - Solo: "Try Again";
Nominated
2000, Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video : "Try Again" (
Winner)
2001, Best R&B/Soul or Rap Song of the Year: "Try Again";
Winner
2002, Best R&B/Soul Solo Single: "Rock the Boat";
Winner
2002, Best R&B/Soul or Rap Song of the Year: "Rock the Boat";
Winner
American Music Awards
1999, Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist ;
Nominated
2002, Favorite Female R&B Artist;
Winner
2002, Favorite R&B/Soul Album:
Aaliyah;
Winner
2003, Favorite Female R&B Artist;
Winner
Source Awards
2000, R&B Artist of the Year, Female: Aaliyah;
Winner
World Music Awards
1997, World's Best Selling Female R&B Artist;
Winner
1998, World's Best Selling R&B Artist;
Winner
1998, World's Best Selling Single: Are You that Somebody;
Nominated
1998, Entertainer Of The Year;
Winner
2000, World's Best Selling R&B Artist;
Nominated
2000, Female Entertainer Of The Year;
Winner
2002 World's Best Selling Female R&B Artist;
Nominated
2002 World's Best Selling Female Pop Artist;
Nominated
Brit Awards
2003, Best International Female Artist;
Winner
Juno Awards
2002, Best Selling Album By International Artist:
Aaliyah;
Nominated
2003, Best Selling Album By International Artist:
I Care 4 U;
Nominated
New Musical Express, UK (NME)
2002, Record of The Year: "More Than a Woman";
Winner
International Dance Music Awards, World
2000, Best International R&B Artist;
Winner
2000, Best International Female Artist;
Winner
2002, Best International Female Artist;
Winner
2002, Record Of The Year "More Than a Woman";
Winner
Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica
2002, Best R&B Artist;
Winner
2002, Best Song: "More Than a Woman";
Nominated
MTV Europe Music Awards
2002, Best R&B Artist;
Winner
2002, Best Song: "More Than a Woman";
Nominated
Icon Israeli Musical Artist Award
2004, Best Selling International Female Artist of All-Time;
Honorary Award
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RIP Baby Girl!