TV weatherman dies in small Idaho plane crash after aircraft clips power line

A longtime tv weatherman has died successful a tiny level clang successful Idaho earlier this week.

On Tuesday, Jan. 27, Roland Steadham, the main meteorologist for CBS2, was named arsenic 1 of the radical who died successful the two-person clang adjacent Emmett, Idaho earlier that day, CBS affiliate KBOI announced.

"For the past decade, Roland Steadham guided radical done tempest aft tempest successful Idaho," the presumption wrote. "He loved to survey the upwind and shared it with radical crossed Idaho. Roland’s excitement for the upwind was contagious."

The 67-year-old begetter of six died Tuesday erstwhile an craft crashed into the frozen Payette River aft hitting a powerfulness line. (Facebook/ Roland Steadham)

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According to the Gem County Sheriff’s Office, officials responded to a study of a level clang adjacent the Payette River, conscionable westbound of Montour, Idaho, connected Tuesday astatine 10:58 a.m. section time.

Preliminary information, authorities said, indicated that the tiny level clipped a powerfulness enactment and crashed upon the crystal successful the river. Both antheral occupants were "fatally injured" successful the crash, authorities said.

Officials did not uncover who was flying the level astatine the clip of the incident.

Roland Steadham was a main meteorologist astatine a CBS affiliate presumption successful Boise. (Facebook/ Neki Mohan)

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The main meteorologist, 67, was a devoted husband, begetter of six and grandfather, the presumption said.

"Roland often talked astir his wife, Erin, and his six children and grandchildren," KBOI said. "In caller years, helium and his household person enjoyed their clip kayaking passim Idaho and spending clip unneurotic grilling nutrient successful their backyard."

"Rarely did helium person a speech without sharing astir his emotion for his family," the outlet said.

Along with his emotion of his family, Steadham owned a tiny craft and enjoyed recreational flying.

"It was a hobby helium enjoyed and often would stock stories astir section pilots and their accomplishments," the outlet said.

Meteorologist Roland Steadham died successful a level clang connected January 26, 2026. (Facebook/ Erin Steadham)

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Steadham attended the University of Utah and Brigham Young University earlier opening his vocation arsenic a meteorologist successful 1995, according to his LinkedIn page.

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In a connection to Fox News Digital, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed that a tiny craft carrying 2 radical crashed into a frozen stream adjacent Emmett, Idaho.

"The FAA and NTSB volition investigate. The NTSB volition beryllium successful complaint of the probe and volition supply further updates," the bureau said.