A chilling TikTok video posted just three days before a deadly plane crash in Nampa, Idaho, has reduced everyone to tears, preserving the love and gratitude of a young family in their final moments. Brandon LeRoy, 43, his wife, Jestene LeRoy, 30, and his 23-month-old son, Paxton, died after their private plane crashed minutes after taking off on June 27, 2025. In the video, uploaded by Jestene on June 24, she was standing beside their family plane, thanking her hardworking husband as their toddler played in the background. The following is the complete story of this terrible loss.
The crash happened at 5:41 p.m., just one minute after their 1984 Mooney M20J, marked with the identification number N5764H, left Nampa Municipal Airport. The plane, owned by Brandon through his company Sleepytime PLLC, slammed into an unoccupied outbuilding at 203 N. Venice Street, about two miles from the airport. No one on the ground was harmed, but the loss of the LeRoy family has left the community in mourning. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating, with no cause determined as of August 2, 2025.
In the TikTok video, posted on June 24, Jestene filmed their son Paxton pedaling a tricycle near the family plane, N5764H, the same aircraft that would later crash. She expressed heartfelt gratitude, saying,
“Thank you to my husband for working so hard for us,”
highlighting how his efforts allowed them to “fly wherever we want.” The video was set to a song with the following lyrics, which played as Paxton rode and the plane stood in the background:
“This is the way I live. Little boy still pushing big wheels. I stack my money, lay low and chill. Don’t need to work hard, that’s the way I feel. I feel like this is the way I live. Little boy still pushing big wheels. I stack my money, lay low and chill. Don’t need to work hard, that’s the way I feel. I feel like this is the way I live. Six months later now with big dough stacks.”
These words, paired with Jestene’s message, vividly depict a family cherishing their shared dreams.
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Brandon, an anesthetist nurse, and Jestene, a registered nurse, got married at one hospital in California and then moved to Eagle, Idaho, to start building their family. Paxton, their little boy, was just shy of being two years old. The Canyon County Coroner’s Office confirmed the fact that Brandon and Jestene died at the scene from multiple blunt force injuries, and Paxton was brought to St. Luke’s Boise Medical Center, where he died at 6:20 p.m. from similar injuries. The manner of death was confirmed as accidental, and all the affected parties remained searching for answers.
The family’s story, amplified by Jestene’s poignant video, has touched many hearts. The plane had recently traveled from McMinnville, Oregon, to Fresno, California, before returning to Nampa, reflecting the family’s love for flying. As investigators work to uncover the cause of the crash, the public mourns a family whose bond and aspirations shone brightly in their final days.
