Accident Maule M4-220C SE-FGK, Sunday 11 August 1996

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Date:	Sunday 11 August 1996
Time:
Type:	Maule M4-220C
Owner/operator:
Registration:	SE-FGK
MSN:	2063C
Year of manufacture:	1971
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:
Category:	Accident
Location:	Torne älv N Junosuando - Sweden
Phase:	Unknown
Nature:
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	SHK
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
The pilot and passenger departed Övertorneå for a lake south of Rostojaure. North of Junosuando, they encountered fog, and the pilot decided to land downstream on the river. In the fog, he failed to see a gravel bank midstream. The plane struck the southern part of the bank at about 90 km/h and flipped several times. Both occupants were uninjured, but the plane was destroyed.

Accident investigation: