Virgin Records faces a negligence lawsuit for chartering the plane in which singer Aaliyah and eight others were killed.

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The families of two of the victims are suing the plane's owner and the charter air company. Aaliyah's family is not involved in the legal action.

The lawsuit claims that the plane was overloaded and that the pilot was not approved to fly.

An attorney for the families said that Virgin Records chose profit over safety by using what the attorney called a "fly-by-night" charter.

The plane crashed shortly after takeoff on Aug. 25, 2001, in the Bahamas. The others who were killed along with Aaliyah were bodyguard Scott Gallin, 41, of North Miami, Fla.; Keith Wallace, 49, of Los Angeles; Douglas Kratz, 28, also of Los Angeles, a representative for Virgin Records; makeup artist Eric Forman, 29, of Los Angeles; Gina Smith, 29, of North Bergen, N.J.; Anthony Dodd, 34, of Los Angeles; and Christopher Maldonado, 32, of Los Angeles. Also killed in the crash was the plane's pilot, Blanes, 30, who lived in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., but was originally from Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico.

Aaliyah had been in the Bahamas to film a video for the song "Rock the Boat," which was nominated for a Grammy award along with her album.