The plane, a Gulfstream G100 with 6 people aboard, lost contact at around 2 a.m. A search was underway Saturday off the coast of Nantucket. The Federal Aviation Administration informed the Coast Guard they lost contact with the Gulfstream G-100 around 2 a.m., as the plane flew from Bermuda to Boston. The Coast Guard is using air and sea vehicles to search around Nantucket, the agency said.
The Coast Guard says air and surface crews have launched in search of the aircraft, a Gulfstream G100 jet. The Massachusetts Port Authority, which operates Boston Logan International Airport. Air traffic control tower audio from Boston, obtained by NBC News, appears to indicate that controllers asked the aircraft if it was “coming in blind.”.
The Federal Aviation Administration reported losing contact with the aircraft early Saturday, the Coast Guard said. The Canadian-registered aircraft is owned by Latitude Air Ambulance. A Gulfstream G100 with six people on board vanished en route to Boston from Bermuda on Saturday as search crews deploy off Nantucket to conduct a search.
