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Bermuda-Boston Plane Debris Found Off US Coast; Six Missing After 14,000-Foot Plunge
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News18•04-10-2026, 21:35
Bermuda-Boston Plane Debris Found Off US Coast; Six Missing After 14,000-Foot Plunge
- •Debris from the missing Bermuda-Boston Gulfstream aircraft, operated by Latitude Air Ambulance, has been recovered off the Nantucket coast.
- •Six people, including two pilots, two medical staff, a patient, and a family member, remain missing after the air ambulance jet disappeared.
- •The pilot reported electrical problems and declared an emergency shortly before losing contact, with preliminary data showing a rapid 14,000-foot descent in two minutes.
- •The aircraft was travelling from Bermuda’s L.F. Wade International Airport to Massachusetts when it lost contact around 1:30 am.
- •Experts suggest a combination of electrical issues, severe weather, and sudden descent could have led to instrument loss and pilot disorientation.
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The Canadian-registered Gulfstream G100 air ambulance jet experienced electrical problems and dropped sharply from 24,000 feet to about 10,000 feet in two minutes before disappearing. The pilot declared an emergency and reported coming in blind as a storm approached the Nantucket coast.
The aircraft was carrying six people in total, consisting of two pilots, two medical staff, a patient, and a family member. Among those on board, four were Canadian nationals and two were Bermudian nationals.
Former Transportation Department Inspector General Mary Schiavo noted that the combination of reported electrical problems, severe weather, and the sudden drop could have caused the plane to lose its instruments, leaving the pilots disoriented.
