On August 25 , 2001 , at 6:50 p.m. ( EDT ) , Aaliyah and the members of the record company boarded a twin-engine Cessna 402B ( registration N8097W ) at the Marsh Harbour Airport in Abaco Islands , The Bahamas , to travel to the Opa-locka Airport in Florida , after they completed filming the music video for `` Rock the Boat '' .
On August 25 , 2001 , at 6:45 pm ( EST ) , Aaliyah and various members of the record company boarded a twin-engine Cessna 402B ( registration N8097W ) at the Marsh Harbour Airport in Abaco Islands , The Bahamas , to travel to the Opa-locka Airport in Florida , after they completed filming the music video for the single `` Rock the Boat '' .