Coast Guard confirms debris found from medical plane off coast of Nantucket

NANTUCKET, Mass. — The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed to Boston 25 News that debris from the missing medical transfer aircraft carrying six people was found as they continue their search Saturday evening.

The Federal Aviation Administration notified its command center at about 2 a.m. that it had lost contact with a Gulfstream G-100 medical transfer jet traveling from Bermuda to Massachusetts, according to the Coast Guard’s Northeast Sector.

#UPDATE : the plane was traveling from Bermuda to Boston. Current search area is off the coast of Nantucket. Aircraft is a Gulfstream G100 (Tail #CGRJP)
— USCGNortheast (@USCGNortheast) October 3, 2026

The FAA identified the aircraft as a Gulfstream G-100 with tail number C-GRJP, noting in a statement to Boston 25 News that the flight departed from L.F. Wade International Airport in Bermuda and was headed to Boston Logan International Airport.

The Nantucket Current reported that the aircraft is registered to Latitude Air Ambulance, a company based in Ontario, Canada, which provides transfers to and from healthcare facilities.

In a statement, Massport told Boston 25, “We can confirm that the aircraft did not arrive at Boston Logan as scheduled. Our thoughts are with those on board and their loved ones as the search continues.”

The search is currently focused on waters off Nantucket, where Coast Guard air and water crews are actively responding.

Audio transmissions obtained by Boston 25 News from air traffic controllers in Boston indicate that controllers asked the aircraft if it was “coming in blind” and then if the pilot “declared an emergency” before contact appeared to have been lost.

MISSING PLANE: Audio transmissions from air traffic controllers in Boston indicate that controllers asked the missing plane from Bermuda if it was “coming in blind” and then if the pilot “declared an emergency” before contact appeared to have been lost. pic.twitter.com/fHJnBhvrR2
— Boston 25 News (@boston25) October 3, 2026

Resources involved in the search include:

An HC-144 aircraft from Air Station Cape Cod
C-130 Hercules crew from Air Station Elizabeth City
An MH-60 helicopter from Air Station Cape Cod
A 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew from Station Brant Point
The USCGC William Sparling, a Fast Response Cutter

Officials have not released additional details about the six people aboard or the circumstances surrounding the loss of contact with the aircraft.

The Coast Guard said search efforts are ongoing and that it will provide more information as it becomes available.

Coast Guard searching for missing medical transfer jet bound for Boston

The Coast Guard says that it plans to hold a news conference at their Boston base tomorrow morning at 9 AM.

MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Coast Guard Base Boston will be holding a press conference to provide an update on the search. Media must present valid credentials and RSVP to uscgnortheast@uscg.mil no later than 8 am tomorrow.
— USCGNortheast (@USCGNortheast) October 4, 2026

This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.

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