Overview

• Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board investigators have opened formal inquiries into the crash but have not released any preliminary findings.
• The privately owned Mooney M20 piloted by Brandon LeRoy nosedived into an unoccupied Nampa home about one minute after takeoff, with no residents harmed on the ground.
• Brandon LeRoy, 43, his wife Jestene, 30, and their son Paxton, 23 months old, suffered fatal blunt force injuries in the impact.
• A TikTok video posted by Jestene on July 24 showing Paxton riding a tricycle around the aircraft has been viewed more than 13 million times.
• Local leaders in Nampa and Eagle have mourned the family’s loss and called for a thorough review of safety protocols in private aviation.