Accident Cessna 185D SE-FRF, Wednesday 20 September 1989

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Date:	Wednesday 20 September 1989
Time:
Type:	Cessna 185D
Owner/operator:
Registration:	SE-FRF
MSN:	185-0909
Year of manufacture:	1965
Fatalities:	Fatalities: / Occupants:
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:
Category:	Accident
Location:	- Sweden
Phase:	Unknown
Nature:
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	SHK
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
During a takeoff attempt with seaplane SE-FRF from Lake Tjåkkalisjaure, about 80 km northwest of Gällivare, a squall struck the aircraft; the left wing hit the water and the aircraft flipped. The four occupants suffered severe hypothermia while sitting on the overturned aircraft for six hours before rescue.

Accident investigation: