Search Suspended for Medical Plane That Plunged 14,000 Feet Off Nantucket
A medical transfer plane carrying six people from Bermuda to Boston vanished off the coast of Nantucket, with a debris field later found.
The US Coast Guard has suspended its search for a medical transfer plane that disappeared off Nantucket over the weekend, after locating debris from the craft in the ocean near the Massachusetts island [2]. The Gulfstream G100 twinjet, carrying six passengers, lost contact with air traffic control before its scheduled landing in Boston. The decision to suspend the search was made Sunday evening, more than 40 hours after the plane vanished.
The plane, owned by Latitude Air Ambulance, was en route from Bermuda’s L.F. Wade International Airport to Boston Logan International Airport [2]. Onboard were four Canadians, including two pilots and two medical workers, along with a patient from Bermuda and their relative [1, 2].
Flight data indicates the plane plummeted dramatically before disappearing. According to FlightRadar24, the aircraft dropped 14,000 feet in just two minutes [1]. Other data suggests it plunged from 24,000 feet to 11,000 feet in three minutes before vanishing [2].
Chilling audio captured the plane's final communications with air traffic controllers, during which the pilot reportedly declared an emergency due to electrical problems [1, 2]. An air traffic controller asked if the pilot was The story was first reported by Mirror and New York Post.
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- Mirror: Plane vanishes from radar off coast of Nantucket - search team shares chilling update
- New York Post: Coast Guard suspends search for Boston-bound plane that vanished off coast of Nantucket
