The crash occurred on March 16, 1991, and killed everyone on board including the two pilots. Reba was incredibly close to each member of her band and considered them part of her family.
“By far this is my darkest hour, the most awful thing that ever happened in my life,” Reba told People Magazine just days after the crash. “When you have eight people that you absolutely love and their lives are just wiped out – it’s devastating.”
The year after the crash, Reba released an album titled For My Broken Heart and dedicated it to her friends who lost their lives.