Craig Ellison BEARHAWK FOUR N953CN

Summary

On 13 May 2026 at about 02:40 local time, a Craig Ellison BEARHAWK FOUR registered N953CN was involved in an accident near Sandpoint, Idaho, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

13 May 2026 at 02:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Sandpoint, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Olmstead Sky Ranch (ID25)

Coordinates

48.3478, -116.5537

Aircraft

Craig Ellison BEARHAWK FOUR

Registration

N953CN

Category

Airplane

Year built

2026

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

WPR26LA185

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On May 12, 2026, about 1940 Pacific daylight time (PDT), an experimental amateur-built Bearhawk Four airplane, N953CN, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident at Olmstead Sky Ranch in Sandpoint, Idaho. The pilot was uninjured, and the passenger sustained a minor injury. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot and a pilot-rated passenger were landing at the conclusion of the second test flight of the tailwheel-equipped airplane. The pilot reported that after the airplane touched down he noticed the right brake seemed to drag, and the airplane deviated progressively harder to the right. The pilot applied rudder and left brake inputs to compensate. As the airplane slowed, it nosed over and came to rest inverted, resulting in substantial damage to the rudder, wings, and wing strut. The right brake remained locked after the airplane came to rest, and during the recovery of the airplane from the runway. The airplane was retained for further examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.