Aaliyah expressed concerns about plane that tragically killed her in final texts before it crashed, ex-boyfriend claims

Key Points:

• Aaliyah expressed fear about boarding the plane that later crashed, telling her former boyfriend Damon Dash, “I don’t like the plane,” but felt compelled to fly for the “Rock the Boat” video shoot.
• The twin-engine Cessna 402B crashed shortly after takeoff on August 25, 2001, killing Aaliyah and eight others, including her bodyguard and music executives.
• The pilot, Luis Antonio Morales, was not authorized to fly the plane and was found to be under the influence of alcohol and cocaine; the plane was also overloaded by 700 pounds with uneven weight distribution.
• An eyewitness reported Aaliyah voiced concerns about the plane and was given a pill for a headache before the flight, according to her 2022 biography “Baby Girl: Better Known as Aaliyah.”
• Aaliyah’s parents sued the video production company responsible for transportation and reached a confidential settlement in 2003; the “Rock the Boat” video was released posthumously two months after her death.