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U.S. Coast Guard Searches Off Nantucket for Gulfstream G100 With 6 Aboard
Gulfstream G100 medical-evacuation jet carrying six disappeared off Nantucket, Bermuda to Boston. Coast Guard launched air and surface search near Nantucket after loss of contact.
Whether onboard people were crew, passengers, or patients.
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NNew York Times
“It was unclear if the six people on board were staff members or if the flight also included patients.”Read the original ↗
New York Post
“The ‘six souls’ on board were four crew members and two passengers, a spokesperson for L.F. Wade International Airport said in a statement.”Read the original ↗
The New York Times questions whether onboard people were staff or patients. The New York Post specifies crew and passengers, tightening the picture.
Jet Vanishes Near Nantucket
The U.S. Coast Guard launched a search for a Gulfstream G100 carrying six people after the Federal Aviation Administration reported it had lost contact with the flight while it was traveling from Bermuda to Boston.
The Coast Guard said the search area was located off Nantucket, Massachusetts, and the operation included air and maritime assets after air traffic control authorities lost contact with the aircraft and it disappeared from radar over the North Atlantic.
Clarence Togeretz, the director of flight operations at Latitude Air Ambulance, told NBC News, "We always get rather concerned when our crew doesn’t report to us in a timely manner."
The FAA issued a Search and Rescue Alert Notice for the Gulfstream G100 at 1:20 a.m. local time on Saturday, October 3, and the Coast Guard said its response included HC-144 and MH-60 aircraft from Air Station Cape Cod, a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat from Station Brant Point, and a Fast Response Cutter from the USCGC William Sparling.
What Authorities Say Happened
The FAA notified the Coast Guard around 2:00 a.m. about the loss of communication with the jet, and the Coast Guard Northeast District said air and surface crews had launched in search of the aircraft.
FlightAware data showed the aircraft was flying at 23,500 feet before plunging to 11,000 feet in just three minutes from around 1:04 a.m. ET, and its final radar ping came at 1:23 a.m. ET shortly before its scheduled arrival in Boston.
The New York Times said the plane took off from Bermuda’s lone airport, in the capital of Hamilton, at 11:41 p.m. NEastern time, and it reported that the Coast Guard was searching off the coast of Nantucket with planes, a helicopter, and boats.
Clarence Togeretz confirmed to The New York Times that the plane was missing and said that Latitude Air Ambulance had contacted search and rescue and law enforcement teams, while he declined to provide further information about the flight.N
Search Continues, Identities Unknown
Massachusetts Port Authority spokespersons said the aircraft did not arrive as scheduled at Boston Logan International Airport, and the spokesperson said, "Our thoughts are with those on board and their loved ones as the search continues."
The Coast Guard said the search would continue and provide updates as information becomes available, while local authorities confirmed the plane did not reach Boston as planned and that the status of the six occupants and the exact location of the aircraft was unknown.
The FAA said it was coordinating with the Rescue Coordination Center and the U.S. Coast Guard to locate the aircraft, and it issued the Search and Rescue Alert Notice for the Gulfstream G-100 around 1:20 a.m. local time on Saturday, Oct. 3.
The New York Post reported that the flight plummeted from 23,500 feet to 11,000 feet in just three minutes starting at 1:04 a.m., and it said the Coast Guard was scouring the seas for the plane or wreckage.N