The Swedish Accident Investigation Authority (Swedish: Statens haverikommission, or SHK, in English formerly the Swedish Accident Investigation Board) is a Swedish government agency tasked with investigating all types of serious civil or military accidents that can occur on land, on the sea or in the air. Incidents are also to be investigated if there was a serious risk of an accident.[2] Its headquarters are in Stockholm.[3]
| Statens haverikommission | |
 Official logo. | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1 July 1978[1] |
| Headquarters | Sveavägen 151, Stockholm, Sweden |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent department | Ministry of Defence |
| Key document | |
| Website | www |
Directors General
editDirectors General:[1]
- 1978-07-01 – 1987-06-30: Göran Steen
- 1987-07-01 – 1997-05-29: Olof Forssberg
- 1997-05-30 – 1997-06-08: S-E Sigfridsson (acting)
- 1997-06-09 – 2002-01-06: Ann-Louise Eksborg
- 2002-01-07 – 2004-01-31: Lena Svenaeus
- 2004-02-01 – 2004-05-31: Carin Hellner (acting)
- 2004-04-01 – 2011-04-17: Åsa Kastman Heuman
- 2011-04-18 – 2020-05-01: Hans Ytterberg
- 2020-05-01 – present: John Ahlberk
Notable investigations
edit- Scandinavian Airlines Flight 751 (1991)
- M/S Estonia (1994)
- Falsterbo Swedish Coast Guard C-212 crash (2006)
- MV Finnbirch (2006)
- Norwegian Air Force C-130 crash (2012)
- Saltsjöbanan train crash (2013)
- West Air Sweden Flight 294 (2016)
- Skydive Umeå Gippsland GA8 Airvan crash (2019)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Historik" [History] (in Swedish). Swedish Accident Investigation Authority. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ^ Swedish Accident Investigation Board website
- ^ "Contact Us Archived 2012-04-06 at the Wayback Machine." Swedish Accident Investigation Authority. Retrieved on 4 May 2013. "Visitors: Sveavägen 151" - Map
External links
edit- Official website (in English)
- Official website (in Swedish)
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