Debris Field Found Off Nantucket From Missing Medical Jet

Overview

• Search and rescue crews located a debris field off Nantucket after a Gulfstream G100 lost contact on its flight from Bermuda to Boston on Saturday.
• The U.S. Coast Guard led a multi‑platform search that used fixed‑wing aircraft, a Jayhawk helicopter, surface boats and the cutter William Sparling to examine the offshore area.
• Public flight‑tracking data show the jet descended roughly 23,500 feet to about 11,000 feet in three minutes before contact was lost and radio recordings capture the pilot declaring an emergency and reporting electrical problems.
• Six people were on board the Latitude Air Ambulance flight — two pilots, two medical crew, a patient and a family member — and officials in Canada and Bermuda have been notified while relatives are being contacted.
• The FAA and Coast Guard are coordinating with the NTSB, which is collecting data and has not yet determined a cause; investigators will review flight data, ATC recordings and wreckage as recovery continues.