# Medical jet crash off Nantucket coast

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/medical-jet-crash-off-nantucket-coast
> Updated: 2026-10-06T02:29:38.000Z. Sources: 284. Developments: 3.

A medical transport jet, a Gulfstream G100 operated by the Canadian company Latitude Air Ambulance, crashed off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, while traveling from Bermuda to Boston.

Flight tracking data showed the aircraft experienced a rapid descent from approximately 24,000 feet to 11,000 feet shortly before contact was lost. Prior to the disappearance, the pilot had reportedly declared an emergency due to electrical issues, and the aircraft may have encountered a storm.

Following a 66-hour search operation covering more than 4,400 miles, the U.S. Coast Guard suspended the search after a debris field was located in waters roughly 80 to 90 feet deep. The six individuals on board—two pilots, two medical staff, a patient, and a relative—are presumed dead.

The U.S. Coast Guard has identified the victims. The passengers include four Canadians—Philip Gregory Childerhose, Thomas Henry Farquhar, Sarah Jane Paton, and Jolene Beth Weir—and two Bermudian nationals, Marilyn Lavonne Bean and Sergio Wayne Lottimore. Bermuda police identified Bean and Lottimore as a mother and son.

Latitude Air Ambulance stated its staff is facing the “heartbreaking reality” of the situation and will cooperate with the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board and the Transportation Safety Board of Canada to investigate the cause of the crash.

## Claims

- The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a Gulfstream aircraft with six people on board. (disputed by 49 sources)
- The aircraft was traveling from L. F. Wade International Airport in Bermuda to Boston Logan International Airport. (corroborated by 53 sources)
- The search operation is concentrated in the Atlantic waters off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts. (corroborated by 48 sources)
- The FAA lost contact with the aircraft early Saturday morning. (corroborated by 47 sources)
- The aircraft is a Canadian-registered Gulfstream G100 operated by Latitude Air Ambulance. (corroborated by 47 sources)
- The aircraft experienced a steep and sudden drop in altitude shortly before radar signals ceased. (corroborated by 38 sources)
- Air traffic control recordings indicate the pilot declared an emergency due to electrical issues while approaching the coast. (corroborated by 24 sources)
- The occupants of the aircraft included four Canadian citizens and two Bermudian citizens. (corroborated by 23 sources)
- Search crews found a debris field off the coast of Nantucket confirmed to be from the missing aircraft. (corroborated by 20 sources)

## Timeline

### 2026-10-06: Latitude Air Ambulance crew and passengers presumed dead after crash

Six people, including four Canadian crew members and two Bermudian passengers, are presumed dead after a Latitude Air Ambulance flight crashed off the coast of Massachusetts.

14 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/us-coast-guard-identifies-six-people-on-missing-air-ambulance

### 2026-10-06: Coast Guard suspends search for medical jet crash near Nantucket

The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the search for a medical transport jet that crashed near Nantucket. All six people on board, including medical staff and a patient, are presumed dead.

4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/coast-guard-suspends-search-for-medical-jet-crash-near-nantucket

### 2026-10-03: US Coast Guard suspends search for six after medical jet crash near Nantucket

The US Coast Guard has suspended the search for six people presumed dead after a medical transport jet crashed off Nantucket while flying from Bermuda to Boston.

277 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/us-coast-guard-searches-for-missing-air-ambulance-off-nantucket

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