The Gulfstream G-100 carried six people, four Canadians and two Bermudians. The search for them was still under way as of Sunday morning.
The U.S. Coast Guard said debris from a Gulfstream G-100 medical jet missing on a flight from Bermuda to Boston had been found near Nantucket. The search for the six people aboard was continuing as of Sunday morning. They included four Canadians and two Bermudian nationals.
The aircraft was registered to Canada-based Latitude Air Ambulance. The Federal Aviation Administration lost contact at about 1 a.m. local time on Saturday. The jet had taken off around 11:40 p.m. Friday and was due at Boston Logan Airport at about 1:30 a.m. Flight data showed it quickly descended from about 24,000 feet to 11,000 feet before contact was lost.
More than 2,800 square miles had been searched by Sunday morning. Coast Guard search-and-rescue coordinator Kastriot Kastrati said officials could not yet identify the recovered aircraft components. The debris was secured for future investigation. The operation involved HC-144 and HC-130 aircraft, an MH-60 helicopter, a lifeboat and a fast-response cutter.
The National Transportation Safety Board said it was monitoring the case. Canada’s transport minister said authorities were coordinating, while Bermuda’s government said it was in contact with the families of those aboard.