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Medical plane with 6 on board missing off Massachusetts coast
bbc.com • • nation
Key Points:
- A Gulfstream G-100 medical plane bound for Boston went missing early Saturday, prompting a search for six people on board, including two pilots, two medical staff, a patient, and a relative.
- The plane lost contact shortly after departing Bermuda's L.F. Wade International Airport and was scheduled to land at Boston's Logan International Airport around 1:30 a.m. local time.
- The US Coast Guard is conducting air and water searches off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, following the loss of communication with the aircraft.
- Flight data showed the plane experienced a significant altitude drop from 24,000 feet to 11,000 feet before communications ceased.
- Radio transmissions indicated communication difficulties between the pilot and air traffic control, with uncertainty over whether an emergency was declared.
