When legendary R&B singer Aaliyah finished filming a music video in the Bahamas a day early in 2001, she and her team decided not to wait for their scheduled flight the next day. Instead, they chartered a plane to take them back to Miami that night But when the plane arrived at the airport, Aaliyah thought it was too small to fit everyone and their heavy equipment onboard. The pilot, too, said he couldn't take everyone safely. According to one eyewitness, the singer spent the last hours of her life arguing about it with her team, saying she "had the common sense that the plane was overweight." Aaliyah refused to get on the plane and returned to her taxi while the rest of her entourage fought with the pilot. Finally, the pilot relented, and Aaliyah's team loaded everything up while she stayed in the cab intent on not moving. But one of her entourage came over to her and gave her a sedative that put her to sleep — and carried her unconscious body onboard. Mere seconds after taking off, the plane crashed in a burst of fire just 200 feet from the end of the runway. Aaliyah's body was found 20 feet from the crash site, still buckled into her seat.

When legendary R&B singer Aaliyah finished filming a music video in the Bahamas a day early in 2001, she and her team decided not to wait for their scheduled flight the next day. Instead, they chartered a plane to take them back to Miami that night But when the plane arrived at the airport, Aaliyah thought it was too small to fit everyone and their heavy equipment onboard. The pilot, too, said he couldn't take everyone safely. According to one eyewitness, the singer spent the last hours of her life arguing about it with her team, saying she "had the common sense that the plane was overweight." Aaliyah refused to get on the plane and returned to her taxi while the rest of her entourage fought with the pilot. Finally, the pilot relented, and Aaliyah's team loaded everything up while she stayed in the cab intent on not moving. But one of her entourage came over to her and gave her a sedative that put her to sleep — and carried her unconscious body onboard. Mere seconds after taking off, the plane crashed in a burst of fire just 200 feet from the end of the runway. Aaliyah's body was found 20 feet from the crash site, still buckled into her seat.