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Medical plane with six people on board goes missing off Massachusetts coast
Overview
US authorities are conducting an air and water search near Nantucket, Massachusetts, for a missing medical plane carrying six people. The Gulfstream G-100 aircraft, operated by Latitude Air Ambulances, lost contact early Saturday morning while en route from Bermuda to Boston.
Key points
- A medical plane carrying six people went missing off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts.
- The Federal Aviation Administration lost contact with the Gulfstream G-100 plane shortly after 1:00 local time.
- The aircraft belonged to Latitude Air Ambulances and was flying from Bermuda to Boston's Logan International Airport.
- Flight data shows the aircraft significantly dropped in altitude from 24,000ft to 11,000ft before communications ceased.