Reba Opens Up to Oprah About Devastating Loss

Reba will be featured on the second season of 'Oprah's Master Class.' The OWN television network series profiles "masters" of their crafts, including recording artists, actors, athletes and other noted professionals, talking about the highs and lows of their careers and the lessons they've learned along the way. The show promises rarely-told stories from celebrities, with one of them sure to elicit a lot of tears.

"It killed everyone on the plane," Reba tells Oprah of the 1991 crash that killed seven of her bandmates, her tour manager and the private plane's two pilots. "I really thought it was over."

Reba was supposed to be on the ill-fated flight, which crashed en route from San Diego, Calif., to their next gig in Fort Wayne, Ind. But the country superstar was battling bronchitis, and her husband urged her to spend the night in California and take a flight the next morning, so that she could get a good night's sleep before the Indiana show.

"By far this is my darkest hour, the most awful thing that ever happened in my life," Reba told People magazine just two days after the tragedy. "When you have eight people that you absolutely love and their lives are just wiped out, it's devastating."

Reba dedicated her next album, 'For My Broken Heart,' to those who perished on the flight. But since its release six months after the crash, Reba has rarely spoken of the accident, until now.

Reba's air date for 'Oprah's Master Class' has yet to be announced. Jane Fonda will appear on the season premiere of the show, this Sunday, Jan. 8 at 10:00 PM ET. Others scheduled to appear this season include Jane's ex-husband, media mogul Ted Turner, along with actors Morgan Freeman, Goldie Hawn and Sidney Poitier, rocker/actor Jon Bon Jovi, professional surfer Laird Hamilton and basketball star Grant Hill.

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