The Loss Of A Beloved Singer (The Aaliyah Plane Crash) - DISASTER BREAKDOWN

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How does a pilot lose control of their plane almost immediately after take-off. That was the question people were asking on August 25th, 2001. A small aircraft carrying 9 people appeared to lose control seconds after lifting off the ground. Despite this being a rather small plane, this accident drew a lot of attention given who was on board the aircraft. You see, August 25, 2001, is remembered by those in the music industry as a deeply tragic day. The world lost one of the most promising and rising performers and vocalists of the time. Today we are going to gain an understand as to how this plane was lost.
Before we unpack how the accident unfolded. Let’s set the scene here and give a bit of background as to how this flight came into existence and how such a high-profile group of passengers ended up on this tiny plane.
Aaliyah Dana Haughton, or just commonly known as Aaliyah was a much-loved singer and performer. She was only 22 years old when she died. In the final years of her life, she erupted onto music scene in the R&B genre. In her rising success she collaborated with producers such as Timbaland and performed alongside such legends as Gladys Knight, in fact Aaliyah was Knight’s niece. In 1994 at age 14 she produced her first Album which received two platinum awards.
Aaliyah would go on to produce two more albums in 1996 and 2001. Her success earned her the title of “Princess of R&B”. In between that time, if Music success wasn’t enough, she launched an acting career in 1997 where she starred in two feature films in 2000 and posthumously in 2002 respectively. Her third Album simply titled “Aaliyah” released in 2001 to a highly positive critical reception.
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[@NeonVisual]

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[@paulcrowley8587]

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[@RGBmode]

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[@JonosBtheMC]

It's hard to believe 9 people could get on a plane with 8 seats and think "this is fine, bring the luggage".

[@mbvoelker8448]

Right. Did they think that being important members of a star's entourage would alter physics?

[@adotintheshark4848]

They drugged Aaliyah otherwise they'd have had to drag her kicking and screaming to the plane. Also, they didn't need to leave in such a rush.

[@dabneyoffermein595]

And two of them were 300 lbs. each and sitting in the back 2 seats. This whole thing screamed "Get me out of here, I'll buy my own flight back to Miami", or if they didn't have the money for the flight back, then "I'll wash dishes at the local diner until I've earned enough money to fly back to Miami, while sleeping in the hot & humid streets of the Bahamas". Damn tragic.

[@Bruce.-Wayne]

If each one of them is at 200lbs each, imagine the gross imbalance of that little plane once it took off....grrrrrr

[@diannawilson1329]

Lenny Kravitz sent his private jet down for Aaliyah!!! But her producer nabbed that flight... Aaliyah was ready to start filming the Matrix. Whitney picked Aaliyah as her "Sparkle" and Cinderella. Can you imagine Whitney and Aaliyah taking over the music world and film industry. The boys club couldn't afford to turn them girls loose! They were both "taken" away to soon.

[@a.c.b.5765]

I don’t think anyone has covered Aaliyah’s plane crash in this capacity. As a longtime Aaliyah fan and a avid watcher of DB, I’ve been waiting for this! Thank you so much Chloe! 🙏🏽

[@tjnucnuc]

Who is Chloe?

[@atikulhussain7614]

​@@tjnucnuc Think it's the name of the dude that makes the videos..I know!?

[@conny.rapp.tattoo]

​@@tjnucnuc the Lady that is producing DB

[@patientallison]

@@atikulhussain7614 She's a trans woman

[@beenhog6922]

This was her greatest hit

[@AnimalisMD]

This video REALLY hits home because my dad was killed in almost an identical plane crash in 1990. There wasn't any drugs or alcohol involved... Just four guys coming home early on a golf trip because of bad weather. The pilot (a work colleague) took off despite high winds and an overloaded plane. The plane went up and then straight down. They never stood a chance.😢

[@josephconnor2310]

I'm very sorry

[@AnimalisMD]

@@josephconnor2310 Thanks

[@emilserupdahl7219]

I’m sorry for your loss. I researched this a bit out of sheer curiosity, would it happen to have been Widerøe flight 839?

[@AnimalisMD]

@@emilserupdahl7219 Thanks. No, it wasn't. Just a private plane that crashed at a local small airport.

[@emilserupdahl7219]

@@AnimalisMD alright. Again, sorry about your loss.

[@kohersh]

I was on island that week. We saw the filming taking place on a Sail Cat in the Sea of Abaco. The late afternoon of the crash was the only time we've ever heard sirens in the Bahamas. Minutes later the black smoke was visible from the pool bar. Flying out the following day over the wreckage was a somber reminder that it can all change in an instant.

[@ponderosafuture]

It sure can… 😢

[@variss]

wow i would have been crushed flying out & looking down at the crash 😞 life truly can change in an instant

[@mr.ezback3232]

Thats crazy!!! You took off couple hours after the crash😮

[@trevinhickman9022]

Thank you for sharing your story. Based on your own judgement, do you believe that the plane ✈️ crash was accidental or sabotage? The reason I ask is because the FBI requested the owner of the charter flight company to release his maintenance records and flight ✈️ log information to them and he refused. The owner lied about the ownership of the charter plane stating that he gave it to the pilot. When the pilots dad was questioned, he stated that the owner was not being truthful and his son didn't own the plane, he was just the pilot!🤔

[@pigramgregory2]

It was really sad for you 😢 to see Aaliyah's plane impact afterwards . I am 🙏🙏 for you to be a part of music history. Leaving from The Bahamas the next day 😭😭😭😭😭. Poor victim's

[@steven95N]

My mother is a massive Aaliyah fan. While she was in nursing school, she worked for LaFace records and worked with Aaliyah and TLC few times in scheduling and various other sides of the business. I still remember the day of the crash, I was young but my parents came home really upset and turned on the news. My mother immediately blamed the industry because she knew first hand what flying private was like for up and coming artists. It's more like a budget cargo flight than anything. Edit: I think this is the second crash you've covered that I have a tangential connection to. Flight 3407 went down just a few blocks from my house and my mother was an impromptu first responder. Unfortunately it was obvious there was nothing to be done other than cry.

[@ZeldaTheSwordsman]

So, things haven't really gotten better since the day the music died.

[@Stephanie-we5ep]

Exactly! Up and coming pilots are in exactly the "right" spot to get all the blame while having none of the say. The pilot could have (and *should* have!!) refused the flight, but doing so would have seriously damaged his career. They have authority without any of the power.

[@steven95N]

@@ZeldaTheSwordsman I learned about "The day the Music Died" from my parents the day of this plane crash! And yeah, things have not changed.

[@BleedForTheWorld]

If what you're saying is true, then the mode of production killed her. She lost her life due to how capitalism operates - profits over people at any cost.

[@steven95N]

@@BleedForTheWorld Exactly. That's my point. The people were essentially numbers/capital in the grand scheme of things. Anything to make one more buck, even if it means someone's life.

[@coolmlg390]

Im a big Aaliyah fan. Never thought you'd cover this as I've always wanted to see this covered so a big thanks mate. You've actually covered two accidents I was wanting to see covered, the Zagreb air collision and now this. Keep up the good work mate 👍.

[@DisasterBreakdown]

This one has been requested for a while now. I'm thrilled to finally deliver

[@Kev701]

@@DisasterBreakdown If you don't have it on your list, could you cover the Croatia USAF CT-43 crash that occurred in 1996 Keep up the good work by the way!

[@lancelotkillz]

You're not a big aliyah fan trust me. You know of her and have seen her movie with Jet Lee but no. You're not a big fan. I can assure you

[@mylanmiller9656]

@@lancelotkillz The poor girl had no Chance with a support group like she had, Get a pilot drunk or on Drugs so he will try to fly with a overloaded and out of balance aircraft. Then Drug her so she is incapable of saying no I am not going.

[@robertreid6704]

Excluded a important detail .. Aaliyah crew chartered an aircraft to Bahamas from Florida - pilot asked the weight of their equipment - he didn't believe their answer - so he had it weighed .. in fact the weight exceeded the limits of the aircraft - so they had to charter Two aircraft to Bahamas. On the way home - they again attempted to charter just One aircraft - not understanding by lying about the weight of their equipment could have catastrophic consequences. Pilot on the return trip did not weigh equipment - everything was loaded in the aircraft - on departure aircraft stalled being over - weight - and everyone died. Just trying to save a buck, they knew full well they required Two aircraft - they certainly didn't understand why.

[@Three-LeggedCat]

My friend from high school, his father was Scott Gallin, the bodyguard on the crash. Of course Aaliyah was always very talented as well. Rest peacefully

[@idriszakir3093]

Was your friend called Lyle?

[@Three-LeggedCat]

@@idriszakir3093 Ha! That's him, hope he's doing well, he's a nice man

[@goldenmiddledistanceraces5929]

Sorry to say this but as her bodyguard - he did not do a good job for her. He must have been aware the plane was overweight or he should have been. Being a bodyguard is more than about protecting against an assailant etc - you need to protect against any risk.

[@conny.rapp.tattoo]

​@@goldenmiddledistanceraces5929 this. He should have protected her against "friends" and "team" that sedated her and stressed to fly anyways and of course against shady pilots...

[@EFFEZE]

I'm sensing a bit of what's it called???? Bullshit

[@Wadeisbadatanimations]

This is so sad she didn’t have to die that day there were so many things to prevent it from happening and yet it failed. Such a tragedy 😢

[@MasterVertex]

The worst part is that if it were up to her she wouldn't have gotten on that plane at all.

[@Wadeisbadatanimations]

@@MasterVertex 😔 So sad... If I would want to go home I would want skilled crew and an acceptable plane size.

[@Wadeisbadatanimations]

@Jens Nobel .___. YOU JUST SAID A ESSAY?!!?

[@LooseDeuce]

this is the Swiss Cheese Model in full effect!

[@Wadeisbadatanimations]

@@LooseDeuce Wow…

[@shatteredshards8549]

You mentioned her two films and I immediately thought of Romeo Must Die, and being impressed by her acting in the film. She had so much going for her, this crash really was a tragedy for all of the families involved and fans all around the world.

[@travisscott9057]

Queen of the Damned was a really good under rated movie also. Her portrayal of Akasha was amazing.

[@arielthomas8712]

​@Travis Scott she did great in that movie

[@jaymckinney5289]

@@travisscott9057 That movie really showed her acting skills

[@jsa8368]

I remember going home from my cousins house that day. I was listening to Hot 97 and they were playing 2 Aaliyah songs back to back and I thought that was weird bc they never did that and then I heard the DJ say “rip to the late Aaliyah”

[@shantereed]

As an Aaliyah fan, I’ll never forget this one. Great job telling the story.

[@andrewkerr3015]

From what I remember from that day there were 3 initial survivers after the crash. Chris maldonado, who passed away at the scene, Scott Gallin who died on a flight to a Nassau hospital and Antony Dodd passed away later that night in the hospital. So tragic. x

[@sweetbutterbaby]

Yup. That’s what I remember as well.

[@SirDave]

​@@sweetbutterbabyI remember hearing that too.

[@shannondanahy4111]

Yes and as I recall, on behind the music, they said that the body guard spoke with the nurses on flight to hospital and he was feeling ok and told them a couple people from her entourage were the ones arguing with pilots and crew and then he just dropped dead from internal bleeding. One of the nurses testified and said the 3 names of the people too

[@SonyaUify]

@@shannondanahy4111 Thank you for this information. I always wanted to know who survived the crash and what they had to say. Did any of the 3 say anything about Aalyiah???

[@andrewkerr3015]

@@SonyaUify The security guard was asking "what happened to the lady at the back of me?" meaning Aaliyah and then went quiet once he was told she had passed away.

[@HaloToday]

I work in the world of transporting celebrities and I can tell you that having their entourage tell you that vehicle capacity figures are just a suggestion is not suprising. I have been disciplined more than once for refusing to drive when there aren't enough seatbelts for everyone in the vehicle by my boss. So to see this happen was not a shocker for me. Luckily now I have some of the best bosses and middle managers that always have my back and am truly grateful for where I am at now. RIP Aaliyah, sad to see such talented lives end way too soon.

[@StellaMurano]

Thank you for covering this accident! I'm very happy you prepared such a complex explanation behind this tragic loss of life. I've always missed Aaliyah as she was one of my favourite singers during my childhood years, I still return to her music from time to time. 🖤

[@LouLope]

Aaliyah, what a sweetheart, I hope she passed painlessly in her sleep not realizing what happened. Godspeed. Well researched and explained video, thanks a bunch.

[@loretta_3843]

She was only 22?!!! Good Lord, I'd need five life times to do all of that - also, some talent would help! RIP to all those lost.

[@ChristopherBurtraw]

I'd love to see more videos on celebrity air disasters. The Day the Music Died, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Travis Barker/DJ AM, and so on. This one is well done!

[@Powerranger-le4up]

Kobe Bryant. The Mayday episode of that accident gave me some closure since I greatly admired him.

[@gnarthdarkanen7464]

Can't forget Jim Croce died in a plane crash, too... Even if it's kind of debatable whether the crash brought "Time in a Bottle" to the charts, posthumously cementing his legacy, or if he was just on that momentum already... Still, tragic losses and lives cut short... ;o)

[@spencertherren6806]

John Denver, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper.

[@liverpoollad1271]

Yes please 🥺

[@gracieg7601]

@@spencertherren6806 John denver was flying alone in a glider. Something went wrong snd he was fighting it all the way to the ground.

[@myfairytalelife3]

Would it be possible for you to do a video on Jenni Rivera? She was a Mexican American singer who died shortly after a concert in Monterrey in Mexico on her way to the next concert location in Toluca. Her plane disappeared from radars in the middle of the night [around 3:40am] and wasn't found until many hours later. About 10 minutes before the crash, just as the plane was taking off, one of Jenni's entourage took a picture of Jenni and her group and posted it online showing how happy and excited everyone was. The pilot was around 80 years old, whilst the co-pilot was around 20 and both were in breach of regulations and qualifications. The plane had also previously crashed and had had pretty bad damage. The flight data recorder was completely destroyed so no information could be retrieved, whilst the cockpit recorder was never found. Everyone died and the people who found the wreckage were traumatised due to how bad the accident was. They claimed she'd been missing her head and she and other passengers had been torn apart and body parts were scattered everywhere. It was a pretty horrible crash and everyone was hopeful that she'd be found alive and that everything had been a misunderstanding so her fans were devastated upon hearing she'd passed away in a plane crash. I haven't really seen any simulations of her accident and it would be nice to see a simulation of the accident to better understand exactly what happened.

[@moonprincess500]

Also word of caution!!!! You might find conspiracy theories!!! Tread carefully.

[@myfairytalelife3]

@@moonprincess500 Yeah, like the theory claiming El Chapo had threatened her and warned her not to go to Monterrey but she still went so he had her killed because of it.

[@JessycaLunawoona]

My heart hurts when I think of Jenni. I remember vividly when it happened. There were pictures of the wreckage leaked online. There was so much carnage, body parts scattered everywhere.

[@trawlins396]

​@@myfairytalelife3 sounds like you already know a lot of details about that story. Why would you want a video???

[@myfairytalelife3]

@@trawlins396 Because, like I previously explained, a visual representation would be great to better understand what exactly happened during the short amount of time the plane was in the air. The information I do know sometimes contradicts itself or isn't clear enough to get a full picture of the accident.

[@briantaylor9285]

I'm Bahamian 🇧🇸, thank you for covering this. 2001 was such a terrible year for us, we suffered three tragedies that year: death of Aaliyah, then some d!¢*head through a molotov cocktail into the original Straw Market and burned it to the ground, and finally, 9/11.

[@GiordanDiodato]

and the death of Melanie Thornton in November

[@iwenttobunnings7868]

AA587 as well, only two months after 9/11.

[@craigusselman546]

I remember this it was a few weeks before 9/11 Aaliyah was a few months older than I was needless tragedy Rip

[@yumahummus5033]

2001 was the original 2020

[@As_A________Commenter]

The Bahamas didn’t “suffer 9/11” anymore than they suffered the Chernobyl accident

[@andyb1653]

I'll never understand why people take risks like this. What a senseless loss. RIP Aaliyah, and to the others lost in this wreck.

[@Loralanthalas]

Literally it's only an hour flight- there could have been two with zero issues. Just greedy. So sad.

[@CandanceOnline]

Aaliyah told her crew that she didn’t want to get on the plane that she felt like it was wrong and she started complaining about how small the plane was and she didn’t want to get on the plane, her crew kept telling the Pilot they wanted to go & so they went and Aaliyah was given medicine to fall asleep and she was actually carried on the plane she wasn’t even aware that she was being taken on the plane.

[@nikifavors6183]

Aaliyah was asleep carried in the plane.😮

[@Igboman87]

@@CandanceOnline Aaliyah did not take a pill and was not carried on the plane. Those rumors have been debunked.

[@teevee7678]

she wanted to get back to miami as she was extremely tired from the shooting, she also had more work to do when she would have arrived in miami she also wanted to see damon dash too and im sure her mother was waiting for her arrival too.. but tbh they shouldve shot the video in miami as most of the scenes on the music video was just green screens.. unless there were more scenes, the director just cut most of it out

[@STARRY_SCARAB]

Always a good day when Chloe uploads. You always show such empathy to these otherwise horrific accidents, and I adore your presentation. Speaking of famous singers and aviation accidents, Jim Croce was on his way to perform at my college when his chartered Beechcraft E18S crashed on takeoff. I’m a bit too young to remember that, but it’s a sad legacy-he was only 30. I’d love it if you could cover that sometime, but I understand you’ve probably got a huge backlog! Great vid as always!

[@GiordanDiodato]

there's also John Denver's plane crash

[@b.t.356]

Absolutely heartbreaking and disgusting that this happened. It's absolutely infuriating that all this negligence claimed these lives. RIP Aaliyah and her fellow occupants.

[@jamesnotfound]

I can’t believe you covered this accident! I was such a big fan of Aaliyah growing up and I was only 11 when she died. It was the day after my birthday too and I was just listening to her latest single, getting excited for the Rock The Boat music video. But hearing the news that she died, I was distraught. I knew the basics as to why she died but you provided a great level of detail as usual. Thanks for your hard work and keep it up!

[@KindKillNONDU]

Same, 11 years old. These celebs meant a lot to 90s babies...2pac, lisa, biggie, aaliyah and actually just princess di, versace...the 90s entertainment fan suffered 😮

[@janethigginbottom]

Another great video, Chloe. I'm always pleased by how professionally and sensitively you handle the incidents you cover. My personal favourites of yours so far are TWA, PSA, AeroMexico, Aeroflot, the Grand Canyon incident and South African Airways. Best wishes for your continued success with your channel.

[@DisasterBreakdown]

Thank you so much for watching! I am thrilled you enjoy the content!

[@MichaelD8393]

I watched Aaliyah's episode of _Behind the Music_ before it was removed from KZbin. The fact that captain Morales had cocaine in his system and everyone ignored his warnings that the plane was overweight infuriated me, but how Blackhawk didn't know Morales had falsified his records or that he wasn't authorized to fly the 402B is beyond me.

[@danielbrown9202]

Money makes people think that they can do anything

[@MichaelD8393]

@@danielbrown9202 True; sadly, no one is immortal.

[@stella9624]

Before 9/11 this was very easily done. You really didn't need much to get a job. All you needed was your name, address and national insurance (social security) number to get a job. I can attest to this because I was employed in several places that way. As a pilot, you'd probably need little more than the above: a paper logbook of your flying hours and a certificate, which Morales could have easily paid to get.

[@brandonray4379]

What's even worse, he flew from Florida to the Bahama in that same plane. How didn't the airport in Florida not know?

[@MichaelD8393]

@@brandonray4379 My guesses are either he hid it very well or the cocaine had worn off enough to not raise any red flags. Take those with a grain of salt.

[@CeeJai_K]

As a huge Aaliyah fan, thank you for this. I was 20 years old when I got the news and tied my grandmother’s phone line up talking about it with friends. We couldn’t believe it.

[@trawlins396]

Back when you had to use your landline 🤣🤣🤣

[@Missy182]

❤

[@robertemery8660]

I was 22 years old when this happened I remember it like yesterday.. I was rolling real hard on ecstasy and sitting in my car and the news broke over the radio.. probably wouldn't have been nearly as emotional if I wasn't on drugs.. but still I remembered and it was pretty sad

[@kdawson020279]

I remember this. I was born in 1979 as well. She'd be 44 this year like me if not for this tragedy that was 100% shady hiring practices and crap management of both the airline and Aaliyah.

[@lonerebeI]

Still remember this horrible day like it was yesterday. RIP

[@kellylingro3288]

The circumstances of her being on the plane make this so much more tragic

[@brianmuhlingBUM]

You have a very clear, easy to understand narration voice. Your reading pace is excellent. I never miss an episode of "Disaster Breakdown." Please keep them coming. 😊

[@StefunnyStrange]

I respect your respect for Aaliyah. I don’t mean to assume your race but it is rare that I see non-black creators even discussing her. But she’s huge in the black community and her loss in the black community was equivalent to losing a singer like Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Prince, etc. It was a huge loss. Great video. I’ve never seen the accident broken down like this. Now subscribed and have been binging your videos.

[@robogreek3157]

You do know micheal Jackson and prince are black right?

[@ldebrobander]

It's all about talent....

[@hihi-nm3uy]

@@robogreek3157 Yeah? They're not saying otherwise. They're just describing the size of MJ and Prince.

[@aaronallen943]

YES!! Thank you, SO MUCH for covering this incident! All of your videos and content are always top notch. Thank you so much for that. I know it’s not easy. Keep it up. We’re all going to be here for it. 🤙🏻✈️

[@brandonray4379]

Anthony Dodd was another survivor. They found him badly burned while screaming, saying that he was in a lit of pain.

[@cecesaucemoney-my1nu]

What wow I could imagine how that feels

[@brandonray4379]

@Cece Saucemoney very bad. The whole aircraft smashed into the ground, exploded, broke apart, and threw them out at 100 miles per hour. His body was also in thick, knee-high swamp water. The women died instantly, some men survived for a few hours. Aaliyah hit her head, that's what took her out.

[@jennzifur]

I miss Aaliyah. I still remember hearing the news. Now she has almost been dead for as long as she was alive. RIP to all.

[@charlotteinnocent8752]

I feel really sorry for that girl. If she was out cold, she was the only person on that plane who didn't have a choice about flying or not. That was BEYOND wrong do to her.

[@esteemedmortal5917]

I hope at least that meant she didn’t go through the horror of experiencing the plane crashing

[@applejellypucci]

@@esteemedmortal5917 I was 16 when this happened, I remember reading something in her autopsy saying she had a heart attack or a "generally weak heart." She probably woke up terrified from it all in midair. Poor thing.

[@EyeCue23]

@@applejellypucci we’re the Same age than i was graduating high school the year this happened

[@new_journey66]

​@@applejellypucci Yes, I read the same thing too. I read it in her wiki profile. I can't imagine the sheer horror... the certainty of death she felt in those last few SECONDS literally before death. Too many careless decisions that day. Too much tragedy. And it was all so preventable.

[@stevenjones618]

@@new_journey66 too much arrogance and money and me attitude.. and the ever so common get there-itis...

[@ViraL_FootprinT.ex.e]

That summer, before I went off to college, two of my friends got to meet her at an album autograph signing. I couldn't get off from work at the zoo, so I missed out. This accident would happen a few weeks later while I was at school. I deeply regret not calling off from work that day. RIP.

[@LooseDeuce]

thank you for covering this. i was 12 when this happened but i remember it like yesterday. me and my brothers were driving around town when the radio suddenly stopped playing music and DJ announced it to listeners. we were in utter shock!

[@michaeldavenport5034]

Reminds me of the Payne Stewart crash because of supposedly falsified documentation by that charter company. Also other notable crashes were Patsy Cline and Reba McEntire's 7 members of her band and tour manager that perished in a plane crash near San Diego, Ca. Reba was not on the plane because she was recovering from bronchitis and she decided to leave the next day after completing a show that night. Once again, another outstanding job reporting on these tragic events.

[@goldenmiddledistanceraces5929]

I seem to recall with the Payne Steward crash the pilot knew of safety concerns but with these high profile passengers there is a lot of time pressure etc and he just took a chance.

[@michaeldavenport5034]

@@goldenmiddledistanceraces5929 Sunjet Aviation falsified the pilots credentials and were not familiar with the aircraft. Company had pilots writing up discrepancies on notes and giving them to the mechanics.

[@bonnytaylor7558]

Omg yes ..that was horrific..my family were huge fans of his and that was so unbelievable..😢

[@kittytrail]

​​@@goldenmiddledistanceraces5929 lots of pilots are retards, and not only those flying Airbus 😏, that will yield down to unreasonable pressure from bosses or passengers or will try, in case of a serious problem up there, to save and land the plane instead of ditching it in the first field available to not destroy it. can't even count the number of NTSB and BEA reports where they died trying to save a piece of aluminium and steel... 😖

[@chloeep9329]

So sad. RIP to all those who lost their lives. Thanks for the great video Chloe.

[@terriholliday8038]

I loved Aaliyah …she had the world ahead of her

[@ashleydavall]

Everything in terms of "fate" (if you believe in such a thing) seemed to be working against Aaliyah that day. One of the other conclusions, not mentioned in the video, from the medical examiners that performed a post-mortem on Aaliyah, was that she had a heart condition, that made her heart abnormaly weak, a condition that she almost certainly was unaware of. Even if she'd survived the initial crash & the fire, the shock, the sedatives in her system & the potential impact & burn injuries, would have meant she would have almost certainly have died anyway because her heart would have failed. A truly terrible tragedy.

[@kimabrahams1940]

I read that as well and always wondered if she new about her heart.

[@Buttrcreamqueen]

What autopsy report did you read about sedatives being in her system?

[@kelseylondon514]

Another great video, Chloe! Thank you for telling Aaliyah's story without even a passing thought to a certain garbage individual's existence. ❤️

[@DisasterBreakdown]

Thank you watching!

[@atikulhussain7614]

Why is the dude called Chloe?

[@JJMomoida]

@@atikulhussain7614 The creator of this video (and channel) is a trans individual.

[@atikulhussain7614]

@@JJMomoida Sounds like a dude to me..

[@TiredCapybara]

@@atikulhussain7614 Doesn't matter what she sounds like, she's a woman.

[@loriepostlewaite162]

They’re were 3 initial survivors but they all died unfortunately very sad situation may they all RIP ❤️🙏🏻

[@SinaLaJuanaLewis]

Mad respect for doing this. There is so much controversy about this😮

[@tishfox2858]

A most unfortunate chain of events.😪 Maybe it was a blessing that Aaliyah was sedated & asleep when she was carried on to the plane??? A complete disaster waiting to happen,even before the plane took off.All this was totally avoidable.😪💜

[@goldenmiddledistanceraces5929]

I would want to be conscious before my death - so I can keep on my thoughts my loved ones when I die.

[@courtneybeasley2900]

This isn’t true. She wasn’t sedated or sleep. As the plane was goi going down, she put her head down, towards her lap and her arms over her head, bracing for impact. When she was ejected from the plane still in the seat, she was still in that fetal position

[@Bruce.-Wayne]

Aviation is an unforgiven field....you usually don't get a second chance when you make certain mistakes

[@SirDave]

​@@courtneybeasley2900where'd you get that information from?

[@juliusminaj]

@@SirDave they speak about how she was found

[@Alaryicjude]

Wow. The charter company they hired and Aaliyah's team completely and utterly doomed her. It was so sad to hear of her passing when it happened and though I wasn't a big fan I definitely genuinely enjoyed her musical talents. To know that she didn't want to get on the plane and was drugged and carried on while asleep is just heartbreaking. I suppose the one tiny grace out of it is that she wasn't afraid when the plane started going down and she passed away in some form of peace. Just wow... 😔

[@broeheemed32]

You get what you pay for...... a drunk, coked-up pilot with no license. I'll guess her "team" had the budget for a more appropriate aircraft, but chartered that little prop plane so they could pocket the leftover money.

[@differentlydifferent]

Supposedly she braced for impact and put her head into her lap and her hands over her head. But the entire seat was a ejected and she was found in that same fetal position. Just a horrible situation all around

[@iverr6]

I used to flight instruct out of Lantana Airport in WPB, where Blackhawk was based. I used to see this plane nearly everyday. the owner was known in the local aviation community for running a shady operation, which unfortunately wasn't anything new in the South Florida charter industry. Last I heard the guy took his own life shortly after this incident.

[@jaymckinney5289]

That’s so sad how they did this popular singer like this smh

[@johnhattanfine]

😢😮

[@beverns]

Through recent casual conversation with airport authority officials that were on the scene on that horrible night, bodyguard Scott Gallin actually walked onto an awaiting stretcher, laid down, and gave a thumbs up, as he boarded another aircraft to head to Nassau. He died on the flight to Nassau. Abaco is one of my favorite Bahamian family islands.

[@juliusminaj]

That’s not true. He was was burned and unable to to move . He was still alive when they found him but he was in horrible shape. He died when at the hospital they took him to after the crash

[@lambchop.2773]

Not true -- from what I read he actually had attempted to sit up before not being restrained but being told to sit back or so by the firefighters due to his injuries.

[@boondoc001]

Its crazy to think that Aaliyah is not here with us due to incompetence. I was in my early teens when this happened, it saddened me then and still saddens me now. I'm glad you mentioned watching her video because that is what I was going to do as I started this one. Thank you for the breakdown.

[@daggerfalls101]

Heartbreaking as well is that Aaliyah was also the first major victim of R. Kelly, apparently dating him as early as 14 and helping produce her first hit album, Age Ain't Nothing but a Number, which is very gross in hindsight. Ultimately I believe Aaliyah had the passion and talent to gain stardom without the abuse of R. Kelly and it's saddening that her short life was so fraught with difficulty.

[@daggerfalls101]

He was 27 at the time of her first album.

[@melaninblessed1106]

Very sick smh

[@teevee7678]

she would’ve eventually talked about it, id say around the early 2010z

[@Niqueguala415]

I’ve been watching you for a few weeks! I was waiting for this breakdown or hopefully could find it. Excited to see this breakdown … Rip Aaliyah ❤️❤️

[@DismaliciousX21]

I used to work at a charter carrier loading cargo and the owner told me he had met this pilot who tried to get a job flying their planes but he turned him away for lack of experience (hours) so I guess that’s when he decided to falsify hours and information.

[@PJay-wy5fx]

It's so sad and quite unbelievable that this year, Aaliyah has been in the clouds with the angels as long as she had been on this earth.

[@babygirlbandz]

Yesssss

[@Loralanthalas]

I still miss her. Thank you ❤😢

[@tyraqueen2001]

A tragic loss of lives and talent. 💔

[@tward4070]

I always been told it is never one error that brings a plane down it’s always a series of errors that will bring it down.

[@mirandashapiro3184]

Thank you for handling this one so sensitively.

[@kaceykasem]

Thanks for putting out this video. I remember when we found out she had died. Such a tragic story. Would be interested in seeing a video from you on the Travis Barker plane crash as well. That one is pretty wild to hear about, especially hearing Travis explain what happened. Anyway thank you again for all the work that you do. I look forward to watching these videos when I get around to it on Mondays. ❤

[@remizart]

Very well done vid! When I think about Aaliyah and the others, I think about her choreographer Fatima Robinson. Fatima was there and was supposed to be on that plane but only because they sent a smaller plane, she took another later flight with the crew. You just NEVER know! Rest In Paradise … listen to your inner intuitions

[@martinkirugi254]

As a fan of Aaliyah this brings closure to what killed my music legend

[@thamsachembe]

Will never forget this day 22 years ago! Even though she was killed in a plane crash, her spirit is forever in flight!

[@analyticalhabitrails9857]

Heck no!! Shes dead man!! Shes not forever in flight!! LOL!!!!

[@thamsachembe]

@@analyticalhabitrails9857 Her soul babes is forever flying! I Love her!

[@sonnyburnett8725]

You did a great job in describing all the problems and issues with this accident. Bravo!

[@robertmcghintheorca49]

As a huge music enthusiast myself, do you think you could do a video about the 1977 Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash? Also, just a suggestion, but if you want to use more music in your videos, consider Kevin MacLeod, a social media legend for his licence free music.

[@DisasterBreakdown]

I'll have a little read up on it, thanks

[@paulloveless4122]

​@@DisasterBreakdown the drummer of Blink 182 was also involved in an aviation accident. He survived but was burned badly.

[@chdreturns]

​@@paulloveless4122 one of the Crossair crashes as well. Considered "The Day Eurodance Died" 3 of the victims were quite prominent Eurodance artists.

[@tessabakker662]

@@DisasterBreakdown Scott Buckley also has a HUGE and varied library of free music, he has a lot of stuff that's perfect for backdrop audio.

[@RetroRetrospective]

Jim Croce also passed in a plane crash. So many good artists lost this way in the earlier years of aviation.

[@rickyrichreacts9667]

The plane crash that started it all that year. This happened and then a few weeks later 9-11 happened..

[@brandonkerce9751]

Thank you again for your channel. its been a saturday morning ritual for me. stay safe friend

[@darkfox2076]

Another great video chloe. Always really enjoy your content.

[@DisasterBreakdown]

Thank you so much!

[@korpisusi3170]

I really hope that, if she was sedated, Aaliyah didn't even know what was happening. It would be the only silver lining in a tragedy like this.

[@Taladar2003]

Whoever pressured the pilot to take off with roughly 8/7 of the maximum takeoff weight was basically committing suicide with extra steps.

[@HaesslichG]

Assassination?

[@slickx45]

​@@HaesslichG More like sacrifice

[@Tornado1994]

Nobody did. Morales just took off.

[@byronharano2391]

Thank you for a nice detailed and respectful video about this air accident

[@gregfaris6959]

This particular documentary goes to great lengths to place the blame on the aircraft pilot and management team, yet it is well documented the pilot refused to fly the overloaded plane, and a full-on row ensued with the celebrity's own management team, after which the reluctant pilot was beaten into submission by money-minded managers who insist on getting where they're going. In true celebrity form, of course, Aaliyah's family subsequently sued the air operator they had beaten into undertaking a flight they had deemed unsafe.

[@nyxqueenofshadows]

this one always makes me sad cos there were so many points that this could have been avoided, and there was complete failure of multiple people at every single one. great video, as always!

[@blerst7066]

It's amazing how so many things went wrong in this one accident.

[@elizabethstevens3341]

THANK YOU for making this video ❤

[@Svabre]

It shows how well you have managed to disconnect your personal life and biases/opinions/experiences from this channel - I have been watching for a veeeery long time and I just found out your name is Chloe? 😂😂 I’m glad you’re living your life your way and sure you get a lot of hate, which is undeserved. Keep doing the great work, you provide edutainment content which is honestly amazing and exactly what I want to listen to while doing other things. Have a nice day!

[@drgirlfriend211]

I will never forget what I was doing and how I felt at the moment I found out Aaliyah died…. I cried like I knew her, well I felt like I did… I was a teenager and music was life 😢

[@sarahmacintosh6449]

You assume when you pay to get on a plane that the pilot is at least qualified to fly it. Terrifying to know that it's not always the case 😮. Great vid, thanks Chloe 😁💜 (Turns out I accidentally posted this comment on a different video, about how dictionaries are edited. Must have confused people lol)

[@gc2425]

I remember this clearly as I'm from the neighboring island to the west of Abaco, Grand Bahama. This blew up hugely over here.

[@CommentLikeDescribe]

I remember hearing about this in the news later that day. It was hard to believe. Then Sept 11th like a month later. 2001 was a pretty rough year altogether.

[@mattcrad8605]

I flew into Marsh Harbor on a trip to Hope Town in 2005 and you could literally see the remains of another small aircraft in the swamp near the runway during landing and takeoff. It was kinda wild.

[@jaymckinney5289]

That’s scary. I thought they had removed everything?

[@mattcrad8605]

@@jaymckinney5289 the wreck that I saw was not the same one in the video. It was a single engine Cessna or Piper and was several years after Aaliyah's accident.

[@sirgalalot88]

Hey, this is engenius. Never seen this ever covered by any other aviation channel. Very shrewd idea for a video.

[@jacekatalakis8316]

Do you have any plans to cover the 1972 Roberto Clemente/Puerto Rico DC-7 crash that occurred after the Nicaraguan earthquake? That whole series of events, from the earthquake, up to the present day is honestly mind blowing and fascinating, and the scnarios posed for the crash are teifying

[@renerpho]

That's a fascinating incident indeed (assuming you are talking about the 1972 Puerto Rico DC-7 crash), and you're right, the back story is bizarre.

[@jacekatalakis8316]

@@renerpho That's the one, the DC-7 crash. reading up on everything surrounding it, it's an absolutely fascinating one and was part of a much much larger disaster that had long term effects for Nicaragua indeed

[@trawlins396]

​@@jacekatalakis8316 Im a native Pittsburgh 'er. Clemente was my fav Pirate. I have his rookie card. ⚾⚾❤❤

[@chukemmang]

This is one painful memory I will never ever forget. This is one unfair cards dealt by life. Aliyah had a whole life ahead of her and it was painfully cut short. May her beautiful soul rest in peace.

[@CoachFromL4D2]

Her and Timberland were amazing. Such a talented singer gone. They really played off each other pretty well

[@chris55529]

THIS IS SUCH A GREAT CHANNEL!!!!

[@grmpEqweer]

Physics is not something that is subject to change because one has money or talent. 😭 The pilot ought to have refused.

[@skullsaintdead]

Damn, I recall Trent Reznor (NIN) talking about how devastated he was from her death, with one of my favourite songs And All That Could Of been prob being about her. Awful & so preventable.

[@Awest101784]

I’m not sure if you’ve covered it because I just subscribed to you a few months ago but have you ever thought about covering the mid-air collision over New York in the 1960. My grandpa actually lived a few blocks away from where one of the planes ended up in Brooklyn.

[@damiendurrant2323]

Was waiting for this one great job m8

[@Tomh821]

Same thing happened with Buddy Holly’s final flight. They pressured the pilot to fly.

[@Tornado1994]

The difference being that Roger Peterson was just a Young Pilot doing his job. While Luis Morales was a Cokefiend who was flying illegally.

[@MikePlaysYeet]

if you're looking for crashes with artists onboard, look no further than PK661, which had Junaid Jamshed on it. Its also very recent, and tragic. Would love if you could make a video on that incident. Thanks for all your content!

[@stevenpatsatsis4060]

Very Informative. Thank you for this Video

[@deborrahshiffer9582]

New to the channel & always wondered how she died so thanks. Very sad for such a bright new upcoming Star in music & film industry.

[@senabecool7232]

After a tragic accident involving a famous singer, try doing The Day The Music Died (Buddy Holly's plane crash)

[@DisasterBreakdown]

I'll add that one to the list. I am certainly aware of it but I know next to nothing about it at the moment

[@get2dachoppa249]

I’d skip that accident, it’s been done to death. Seriously, see what’s already been done on that topic, and ask yourself if you can add anything that hasn’t been said already. Also, “consumed by fire”? There’s a whole lot of wreckage still there, and it’s not showing any thermal damage.

[@jrt2792]

​@@get2dachoppa249not to mention that there were multiple famous people involved in that accident. So, it wouldn't be that newly interesting since it was decades ago.

[@BadTV1993]

@@DisasterBreakdown Id check out RICKY NELSON's crash as well, if you havent already..he was uber famous but his story seems to get passed over a lot

[@enjoyingmyvodka1013]

She was so young and beautiful 😢

[@80sMetalHead]

Another great video. Would love to see your take on the tragic Randy Rhoads air crash as well. Thanks Again! 🫡

[@htos1av]

Great coverage of this incident. Sadly, too many "holes" lined up for this accident to occur. RIP to all. I know that great feeling long ago of touring, the road, knowing you "got it". I'm from Jacksonville, Fl., and I know how her fans and family feel.

[@paulcrowley8587]

She was killed by her friends that really wanted to get home and go clubbing.

[@TeraGreene1]

Some “friends”.

[@paulcrowley8587]

@@TeraGreene1 If they left their luggage, All would be alive

[@mhayling]

I just want to make it clear that this Airline is NOT a Bahamian Operation. It was in fact a US based airline. Viewers might come away from this video with the false impression it was Bahamian as you end the video with comments about recommendations airlines in the Bahamas following stricter rules.