A Gulfstream G-100 medical transport aircraft carrying six people disappeared while en route from Bermuda to Boston on Saturday morning. The aircraft lost contact with air traffic control just after 01:00 local time, and authorities located a debris field confirmed to be from the plane on Saturday evening. The U.S. Coast Guard subsequently ended its search for survivors off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts on Sunday evening.
Latitude Air Ambulance, the Canadian operator of the flight, stated that all six people aboard are presumed dead. The passengers included four Canadian nationals and two Bermudian nationals. Two of the Canadian crew members were pilots, two were medical staff, and the remaining passengers were a patient and a family escort. The company expressed condolences to the families and colleagues of those aboard.
Flight data indicated the aircraft departed Bermuda’s L.F. Wade International Airport at 23:40 local time on Friday night and was scheduled to arrive at Boston’s Logan International Airport at 01:30 EDT on Saturday. Radio communications between the air traffic controller and pilot indicated communication difficulties in the final moments before contact was lost. Flight tracking showed the aircraft descended rapidly from approximately 24,000 feet to 11,000 feet before disappearing from radar. Emergency dispatchers reported receiving information that the aircraft was experiencing an electrical issue and subsequently lost radio and radar contact.
Latitude Air Ambulance indicated it would cooperate with authorities during ongoing recovery efforts and investigations. The company stated it would not speculate about the circumstances or cause of the incident, noting that determining the cause of an aviation accident is a careful and methodical process.
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