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Debris Found After Bermuda-Boston Air Ambulance Disappears

Debris Found After Bermuda-Boston Air Ambulance Disappears
Bermuda-Boston Plane's Debris Recovered Off US Coast: Plunged 14,000 Feet In 2 Minutes, Declared Emergency · news18.com

A medical airplane flying from Bermuda to Massachusetts disappeared near Nantucket.

The Coast Guard later found debris believed to be from the plane.

Six people were aboard, and they remain missing while search teams look for them.

The pilot reportedly told air traffic control about electrical problems and declared an emergency.

The pilot also appeared to say the plane was coming in blind as a storm approached.

Flight-tracking data showed the plane dropped quickly in altitude.

An aviation expert said the problems and weather may have disoriented the pilots, but the cause has not been established.

Authorities are coordinating the search and gathering information.

Key facts

Aircraft
Canadian-registered Gulfstream G100
Operator
Latitude Air Ambulance
Route
L.F. Wade International Airport, Bermuda, to Massachusetts
People aboard
Six: two pilots, two medical staff, a patient, and a family member
Nationalities
Four Canadian nationals and two Bermudian nationals
Reported descent
About 24,000 feet to approximately 10,000 feet in two minutes
Search status
Debris was found; the six people aboard remain missing

Quotes

Air traffic controller

An air traffic controller heard in audio of communications with the pilot.

“Coast Guard search crews located a debris field that has been confirmed to be associated with the missing aircraft.”
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“Roger, you said you’re coming in blind. Is that what you said?”
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Mary Schiavo

Former Transportation Department Inspector General and aviation attorney.

“Something bad happened with this big drop, and they flew into this big storm. It’s a terrible place to have a loss of your instruments and be flying blind. It’s very easy to get disoriented and not know if you’re turning, climbing, descending, etc.”
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