Canadian medical plane Latitude Air Ambulances disappears near Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, USA

Canadian medical aircraft operator Latitude Air Ambulances has lost contact with a special plane in Massachusetts, the United States. The picture shows the same model of the company. (Picture taken from Latitude Air Ambulances official website)

Latitude Air Ambulances, a Canadian medical aircraft manufacturer, had a special plane carrying 6 people departing from the L.F. Wade International Airport in Bermuda, a British overseas territory, late on the night of the 2nd, and preparing to go to Boston, Massachusetts, the United States. Unexpectedly, it disappeared near Nantucket Island in Massachusetts in the early morning of the 3rd. The authorities are continuing to search and rescue.

According to the "BBC" report, the flight tracking website FlightAware showed that the plane took off from Bermuda at 11:40 pm local time on the 2nd, and was expected to land at Boston's General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport at 1:30 am ET on the 3rd, but it was expected to disappear en route.

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The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) stated that the missing passenger plane was a Gulfstream G-100. The industry stated that the two pilots and two medical staff on board were Canadians. As for the patients and their accompanying family members, they were not Canadian citizens.

From the flight tracking trajectory, it can be seen that the altitude of the aircraft suddenly dropped from 7,300 meters to 3,300 meters before contact was lost. There were problems such as unclear communication between the tower and the pilot. The aircraft then lost radio and radar signals. The US Coast Guard is currently launching a sea and air search and rescue in the waters of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts.