Dolphin was first released in September 2003 by programmers Henrik RydgÃ¥rd (ector) and F|RES as an experimental Nintendo GameCube emulator that could boot up and run commercial games. Audio was not yet emulated, and there were performance issues.
Pilot Luis Morales III and all eight passengers, including Aaliyah, were killed in the aviation incident. According to findings from an inquest conducted by the coroner's office in the Bahamas, Aaliyah suffered from severe burns and a blow to the head, in addition to severe shock.
Death of Aaliyah. Aaliyah Dana Haughton was an American recording artist who was killed in a plane crash on August 25, 2001 after boarding a twin-engine Cessna 402B at the Marsh Harbour Airport on the Abaco Islands, Bahamas. She had just completed her work for the music video for her single Rock the Boat.