when did aaliyah die??
Aaliyah, R&B singer and actress, dies in a plane crash in 2001. R&B singer and actress Aaliyah poses for a photo in New York on May 9, 2001. Aaliyah died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2001, when her small plane crashed after takeoff in the Bahamas. Stylish R&B singer and actress Aaliyah was killed along with seven other people when their private plane crashed moments after takeoff in the Bahamas last night, authorities said. Officials reported there was one critically injured survivor, a man who was flown to Florida for treatment.