# Accident 20260512005569A: Craig Ellison BEARHAWK FOUR, Sandpoint, ID, May 12, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2026, 19:30 local time
- Place: Sandpoint, ID
- Airport: Olmstead Sky Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.3478° N, 116.5537° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3478&lon=-116.5537&mi=10
- Aircraft: N953CN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N953CN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Craig Ellison BEARHAWK FOUR (registry code 05643KJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/craig-ellison-bearhawk-four) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-C4B5 (registry code 41651, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-c4b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CRAIG ELLISON BEARHAWK FOUR
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,098 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260512005569A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR26LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA185), May 13, 2026: Craig Ellison Bearhawk Four (N953CN), Sandpoint, ID, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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