All six passengers presumed dead after medical transport aircraft missing off US coast
A Gulfstream G‑100 aircraft, carrying a patient for transfer between Bermuda and Boston, disappeared from radar early Saturday evening, and a subsequent search recovered a wreckage field along the Nantucket coast. Latitude Air Ambulance confirmed that the six people aboard—the patient, their relative, and four crew members—were presumed dead.
According to flight‑track data, the jet departed Bermuda’s L.F. Wade International Airport at 23:40 local time and was scheduled to land at Boston’s Logan Airport at 01:30 EDT. The last transmission recorded by FlightAware indicated a rapid loss of altitude from about 7,300 metres (24,000 ft) to 3,300 metres (11,000 ft) before communications ceased around 01:00 GMT.
U.S. Coast Guard authorities ended the rescue operation after a 48‑hour search that covered more than 2,400 square miles. Trade‑spreads of the accident retrieve remains – the recovered debris field bore the unmistakable signature of a Gulfstream G‑100. Despite the absence of a flight‑data recorder, live tracks from the FAA and LiveATC.net reveal that the pilot declared an emergency before the aircraft lost its radar and radio, suggesting a sudden in‑flight event.
Latitude Air Ambulance, a Canadian company that specialises in international patient transport, issued a statement expressing condolences to the victims’ families. The company said it would continue to cooperate with investigators and would not speculate until findings are published.
Investigators are examining the aircraft’s cable harnesses, electronic recording systems and weather data, and the FAA has commenced its formal accident inquiry. The incident has raised questions about medical‑flight safety protocols and the resilience of Gulfstream aircraft operating over the North Atlantic.
