US Coast Guard discovers debris from missing medical flight off Nantucket

Debris field located

The US Coast Guard found a debris field off Nantucket, Massachusetts linked to a missing medical transport aircraft carrying six people.

Search operations were to continue overnight and into Sunday.

Aircraft and occupants

The aircraft was a Gulfstream G100 registered to Latitude Air Ambulance.

Four Canadians and two Bermudian nationals were aboard.

Flight details

The jet lost contact very early Saturday morning while traveling from Bermuda to Boston.

Flight data showed a sharp descent from about 24,000 feet to about 10,000 feet, with controllers noting the descent occurred about two minutes before contact was lost.

Air traffic control audio indicated the pilot may have been “coming in blind” and declared an emergency due to electrical problems.

Official responses

Transport Canada’s Minister of Transport Steven MacKinnon said Canada was monitoring the situation.

Bermuda’s Premier David Burt said the government was praying for all six people to be found safe.