The small aircraft that crashed last weekend on the island of Abaco, killing singer Aaliyah and eight others, was overloaded by hundreds of pounds, officials said Thursday. The extra weight -- and the ...

With the onslaught of aircraft issues, social media users have recalled the countless celebrities who died from plane crashes and other incidents. From two members of Lynyrd Skynyrd to Aaliyah ...

Promising R&B sensation Aaliyah lost her life in a plane crash in 2001. The singer had finished shooting her Rock the Boat music video in the Bahamas and was keen to return home. In a tragic turn ...

The parents of Aaliyah filed a lawsuit against Virgin Records and others on Monday, alleging they were negligent in not preventing the plane crash that killed the singer and actress and members of ...

Buddy Holly's death has been immortalized by Don McLean's song "American Pie" in which he sings about "the day that music died", referring to the plane crash on February 3, 1959, which killed Buddy, ...