Reba McEntire reflects on plane crash that killed 8 band members

Reba McEntire opened up about how religion helped her by means of tragedy 31 years in the past. The nation music icon was rocked when a plane carrying her tour supervisor and 7 band members crashed, killing everybody on board.

“I didn’t know if I was going to be able to continue,” McEntire, 67, instructed People in a brand new interview.

The crash, McEntire defined, “showed me how precious life is, and by the grace of God and my faith, I realized that they went on to a better place.” The Big Sky star added that she “never blamed God” for the accident, however she does “have questions when I get up there.”

“From that I learned that you need to take it one day at a time and be very grateful for the things that you have,” she shared. “Tell folks in your life how much you love and appreciate them.”

McEntire carried out a personal live performance in San Diego for IBM executives the night earlier than the crash. On March 16, 1991, the singer chartered two non-public planes for her crew forward of their subsequent present, however elected to remain behind yet one more day as she was recovering from a case of bronchitis. One of the 2 planes crashed right into a mountain close to the U.S.-Mexico border. All 10 individuals, together with two pilots, died.

“She was very close to all of them. Some of them had been with her for years. Reba is totally devastated by this. It’s like losing part of your family,” a spokesperson for the singer instructed the Los Angeles Times years in the past.

McEntire launched For My Broken Heart eight months later, which she devoted to her buddies who died. It’s her highest-selling album so far.

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