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Medical Jet With Six Aboard Missing Off Nantucket, Search Underway
FAA lost contact with a Gulfstream G-100 medical jet carrying six people around 12 a.m. Central Saturday near Nantucket, and the U.S. Coast Guard is searching after flight data showed a rapid descent.[1]
The aircraft, registered to Latitude Air Ambulance, was flying from Bermuda to Boston with six people aboard.[1] It departed Bermuda at about 10:40 p.m. Central Friday and was due into Boston Logan around 12:30 a.m. Central Saturday.[1]
Flight tracking showed the jet dropped rapidly from about 24,000 to 11,000 feet before contact was lost.[1] U.S. Coast Guard air and surface units were searching off Nantucket following the loss of contact.[1]
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- FAA lost contact with the Gulfstream G-100 medical jet around 1 a.m. local time on Saturday, October 3, 2026.
- The aircraft, registered to Latitude Air Ambulance, was flying from Bermuda to Boston with six people aboard.
- U.S. Coast Guard air and surface units are searching off Nantucket after flight data showed a rapid descent from about 24,000 to 11,000 feet.
- The jet departed Bermuda at about 11:40 p.m. ET Friday and was due into Boston Logan around 1:30 a.m. local time.
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October 03, 2026