Debris from the Bermuda-to-Boston air ambulance was found off Nantucket after the Gulfstream G100 lost contact early Saturday.
NANTUCKET, Mass. — The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search Sunday evening for six people aboard a medical transport jet that disappeared during a flight from Bermuda to Boston, after crews spent about 66 hours searching waters off Nantucket and confirmed debris from the aircraft.
The Gulfstream G100 was carrying four Canadian nationals and two Bermudian nationals when air traffic controllers lost contact with it early Saturday, Oct. 3. The plane was operated by Latitude Air Ambulance and was headed for Boston Logan International Airport. Authorities have not publicly released the names of those aboard, and the Coast Guard said their next of kin had been notified.
The Coast Guard and partner agencies searched about 4,445 miles during the operation, using fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, boats and cutters. Rear Adm. Matthew Lake, commander of the Coast Guard’s Northeast District, said suspending the search was a difficult decision and offered condolences to the families and loved ones of those aboard.
The Federal Aviation Administration notified the Coast Guard at about 2 a.m. Saturday that contact had been lost with the aircraft. Search crews were sent into Atlantic waters south of Nantucket. A debris field found later Saturday was confirmed to be associated with the missing jet, shifting attention toward the area where the wreckage was located.
The aircraft had departed L.F. Wade International Airport in Bermuda shortly after midnight. Bermuda officials said Saturday that six people were aboard the air ambulance and that the government was communicating with their families and authorities overseeing the search. Officials later said they continued to monitor the operation as the Coast Guard searched for those aboard.
Latitude Air Ambulance identified the flight as a medical transport mission. Reports citing the company said those aboard included four members of its team, a patient and a family escort. The Canadian company operates aircraft equipped for medical transfers. Public authorities have not released the occupants’ identities.
Information reviewed during the search indicated the aircraft encountered trouble before contact was lost. Air traffic control audio reported by news organizations showed a controller trying to determine whether the pilot was declaring an emergency. Preliminary flight information also showed the jet descending sharply before its tracking signal disappeared. Those details do not establish why the aircraft went down.
The cause remains under investigation. Authorities have not announced a final determination about any mechanical failure, weather factor or other event that may have contributed to the crash. Investigators will need to examine available flight data, communications, recovered wreckage and other evidence before reaching conclusions about what happened.
The search involved crews from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod and Station Brant Point, the Coast Guard Cutter William Sparling and New York Air National Guard aircraft, among other resources. Earlier Sunday, officials had said their focus remained on finding anyone who might have survived on the surface. By sunset, after the extended search produced no sign of survivors, the Coast Guard ended the active search-and-rescue operation.
Recovery and investigative work are expected to follow the suspended search. The Coast Guard said the cause of the incident will be handled by the appropriate investigative authorities. No survivors had been reported and no additional identities had been released as of Sunday night.
Author note: Last updated October 4, 2026.