An air ambulance carrying six people has gone missing on a flight from Bermuda to Boston, prompting a large-scale search by the US Coast Guard off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts. The US Federal Aviation Administration lost contact with the Canadian-registered Gulfstream jet early on Saturday morning and issued a search-and-rescue alert, setting off an urgent international response.
Key Facts
- What happened: A medical transfer aircraft vanished from radar on an overnight flight from Bermuda to Boston on Saturday, October 3, 2026.
- Who was on board: Six people — four crew members and two passengers — including four Canadians, according to Canada’s transport minister.
- The aircraft: A Canadian-registered Gulfstream G100, call sign HTT104, operated by Latitude Air Ambulance of Hamilton, Ontario.
- Last contact: The plane departed L.F. Wade International Airport in Bermuda at 12:41 a.m. local time; controllers lost contact near Nantucket after flight data showed a rapid descent of around 13,000 feet in about two minutes.
- Search status: US Coast Guard air and surface crews are searching the waters near Nantucket. The aircraft’s fate is not yet confirmed.
Search and rescue underway
The FAA told the Coast Guard early on Saturday that it had lost contact with the plane, and the Coast Guard dispatched air and surface crews to scour the area near Nantucket, an island community south of mainland Massachusetts. The agency confirmed it issued a search-and-rescue alert at about 1:20 a.m. local time and said it is working with the Rescue Coordination Center to locate the aircraft.
Skyport, the operator of Bermuda’s L.F. Wade International Airport, confirmed that the Canadian-registered air ambulance departed for Boston at approximately 12:41 a.m. on Saturday, October 3, with six souls on board, including four crew members and two passengers. The operator of Boston Logan International Airport confirmed the aircraft never arrived as scheduled.
The final minutes of the missing flight
Flight-tracking data showed the jet cruising at 24,000 feet for much of the flight before plunging around 13,000 feet in roughly two minutes shortly before controllers lost contact. According to flight records, the last contact with Boston Center came just after 1:09 a.m.
Audio from air traffic control, published by Boston media, captured a controller asking the pilot: “You said you’re coming in blind? Is that what you said?” The controller then asked whether the aircraft was declaring an emergency — and no response was heard. The pilot’s reported distress call makes the sudden descent the central question for investigators.
Aircraft and operator
The missing aircraft is a twin-engine Gulfstream G100, bearing the Canadian registration C-GRJP and operating under the call sign HTT104, according to flight-tracking records. It is registered to Latitude Air Ambulance, a medical evacuation company based in Hamilton, Ontario, operating from John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport. The company says it operates a fleet of Gulfstream G100 jets dedicated to medical evacuation missions, and the missing jet had flown from Hamilton to Bermuda on Friday before the overnight return leg.
Latitude did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the disappearance.
International response
Bermuda’s government said it is working closely with US authorities and is in contact with the families of those on board. Bermuda’s Premier, David Burt, posted a statement saying the island is praying that all six people will be found safe.
In Canada, Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon confirmed that four Canadians were on the flight, writing that Ottawa is closely monitoring the situation and working with the relevant authorities as search and rescue efforts continue. Weather conditions near Nantucket were reported clear on Saturday afternoon, removing one obvious factor — though investigators will examine every possibility, including mechanical failure.
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Conclusion
The search for the missing air ambulance continues with urgency as the Coast Guard races against time to determine the fate of the six people on board. With the aircraft’s fate unconfirmed and no wreckage reported, every hour matters — and the rapid descent captured in the flight data gives investigators their sharpest lead. This is a developing story and will be updated as new information becomes available.
