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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Craig Ellison BEARHAWK FOUR · Sandpoint, ID · May 12, 2026

Date
May 12, 2026 · 19:30 local
Place
Sandpoint, ID
Airport
Olmstead Sky Ranch
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N953CN
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR26LA185
Reported as
Craig Ellison Bearhawk Four
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,098 total1 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Right hand main landing gear brake malfunctioned (locked up), resulting in aircraft completely turning over (nose over) on landing roll out, coming to rest on top side of aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR BRAKE MALFUNCTIONED (LOCKED UP), RESULTING IN AIRCRAFT COMPLETELY TURNING OVER (NOSE OVER) ON LANDING ROLL OUT, COMING TO REST ON TOP SIDE OF AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.