A Canadian-registered Gulfstream G100 air ambulance carrying six people lost contact early Saturday while flying from Bermuda to Boston, and the U.S. Coast Guard launched an air and sea search off Nantucket, Massachusetts. No wreckage or survivors had been found as of Saturday, and officials have not said what caused the loss of contact.
A medical-transport jet carrying six people disappeared early Saturday, October 3, 2026, while flying from Bermuda to Boston, prompting the U.S. Coast Guard to launch a search off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, according to Coast Guard statements cited by CBS News and Boston.com.
The aircraft was a Gulfstream G-100 air ambulance, registered in Canada and operated by Latitude Air Ambulance, a company based in Hamilton, Ontario, CBS News and Telemundo reported. It had departed L.F. Wade International Airport in Bermuda and was bound for Boston Logan International Airport.
What happened to the flight
According to CBS News, the jet left Bermuda around 11:40 p.m. ET Friday and was scheduled to land in Boston at about 1:30 a.m. local time. Citing FlightAware tracking data, CBS News reported that the aircraft dropped from roughly 24,000 feet to 11,000 feet before contact was lost after about one hour and 45 minutes in the air.
Boston.com reported that the Federal Aviation Administration issued a search-and-rescue alert at 1:20 a.m. Accounts of the exact moment contact was lost vary slightly by outlet: Univision reported the plane went missing around 2 a.m., while CBS News and Boston.com placed the loss of contact closer to 1 a.m.
Six people were aboard: four crew members and two passengers, CBS News and WBUR reported, citing the Coast Guard. None of the outlets reviewed for this report disclosed the identities or nationalities of those on board.
Search effort off Nantucket
The Coast Guard said air and surface crews were searching an area south of Nantucket Island, Telemundo and Univision reported. CBS News and Boston.com listed the assets involved: an HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane and MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, an HC-130 Hercules from Air Station Elizabeth City, a 47-foot motor lifeboat from Coast Guard Station Brant Point on Nantucket, and the fast-response cutter USCGC William Sparling.
Air [and] surface crews have launched in search of the aircraft. Updates will be provided here as info becomes available.
— U.S. Coast Guard, quoted by Boston.com
A spokesperson for the Massachusetts Port Authority, which operates Logan International Airport, said in a statement reported by Boston.com that officials' thoughts were with those on board and their loved ones as the search continued.
WBUR reported that the National Transportation Safety Board said Saturday morning it was gathering information about the incident but had no further update to share at that time.
What remains unknown
As of Saturday morning, no wreckage or survivors had been confirmed found, and authorities had not stated a cause for the loss of contact, according to CBS News, Univision and WBUR. Univision reported that as of roughly 8:30 a.m., there were no updates on the aircraft's location or the condition of those aboard.
Reported timeline of the flight, by outlet
Source
Reported time of event
CBS News
Departed Bermuda ~11:40 p.m. Friday; contact lost ~1 a.m. Saturday after ~1h45m airborne
Boston.com
FAA issued search-and-rescue alert at 1:20 a.m. Saturday
Univision
Aircraft reported missing around 2:00 a.m. Saturday
WBUR
Contact lost very early Saturday morning
Background
Latitude Air Ambulance is a Canadian medical-transport operator based in Hamilton, Ontario, according to Telemundo. The flight was described by multiple outlets as a medical evacuation, though none of the sources reviewed specified the patient's condition or identity.
Questions
How many people were on the missing plane?
Six people were aboard: four crew members and two passengers, according to CBS News and WBUR, citing the U.S. Coast Guard.
What type of aircraft was it?
It was a Canadian-registered Gulfstream G-100 air ambulance jet operated by Latitude Air Ambulance of Hamilton, Ontario, according to CBS News and Telemundo.
Where did the plane disappear?
The aircraft lost contact over the Atlantic Ocean off Nantucket, Massachusetts, while flying from Bermuda to Boston, according to the Coast Guard statements reported by Telemundo, Univision and Boston.com.
What caused the plane to disappear?
The cause has not been determined. CBS News reported that FlightAware data showed the aircraft dropping from about 24,000 feet to 11,000 feet before contact was lost, but no official explanation had been given as of Saturday.
Is the search still active?
As of Saturday, the Coast Guard had deployed multiple air and surface assets and said updates would be provided as information became available, per Boston.com; no wreckage or survivors had been confirmed found.
How the world is telling it
SpanishUnivision and Telemundo framed the story around the Coast Guard's search operation and the uncertainty for families, emphasizing that as of Saturday morning there were no updates on the aircraft's location or the condition of those aboard.
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