DEVELOPING — Updated Oct. 3, 2026, 1:31 p.m. EDT
The U.S. Coast Guard is conducting an air-and-surface search off Nantucket, Massachusetts, for a Gulfstream G100 aircraft carrying six people after federal aviation authorities lost contact with it early Saturday.
The Coast Guard Northeast District said the Federal Aviation Administration reported losing contact with the aircraft. In a follow-up, the Coast Guard identified the plane as C-GRJP and said it was traveling from Bermuda to Boston when contact was lost.
Update: Bermuda airport operator Skyport said four crew members and two passengers were aboard the Canadian-registered air-ambulance jet when it departed L.F. Wade International Airport. The National Transportation Safety Board said it was gathering information but had no further update to share. No identities or medical details have been released.
As of this update, authorities had not publicly confirmed a crash, debris, wreckage, casualties or a cause. The Coast Guard said the search remained active.
Search assets deployed
Coast Guard Station Brant Point Master Chief John Lowell said crews were searching about 13 nautical miles south of Nantucket. The response included a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat, an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, an HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane, a C-130 aircraft and a 154-foot fast response cutter. The Coast Guard previously identified the cutter as USCGC William Sparling.
Flight from Bermuda to Boston
The FAA issued a search-and-rescue alert notice at about 1:20 a.m. EDT for the Gulfstream G100, according to an agency statement reported by U.S. media. The aircraft departed L.F. Wade International Airport in Bermuda and was headed to Boston Logan International Airport, the FAA said. Six people were aboard.
Latitude Air Ambulance operations manager Clarence Togeretz told The Canadian Press that those aboard were two pilots, two medical staff members, a patient and the patient’s family member. He said the four crew members were Canadian and the two passengers were Bermudian. No names or medical details have been released. Zark News is withholding speculation while the search remains underway.
The Associated Press independently reported the same six-person count, route and active Coast Guard search, citing the Coast Guard and flight-tracking data.
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This story will be updated when the Coast Guard, FAA or other relevant authorities release confirmed information.