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Boston-bound plane carrying six people goes missing after ‘losing contact’ with FAA

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Galvin, S. (2026, October 3). Boston-bound plane carrying six people goes missing after ‘losing contact’ with FAA. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/03/us-news/boston-bound-plane-goes-missing-after-losing-contact-with-faa/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-03 · by Shane Galvin

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A Gulfstream G100 plane carrying six people from Bermuda to Boston lost contact with the FAA shortly before its scheduled landing time at 1:25 a.m. on Saturday. The aircraft disappeared off the coast near Nantucket, prompting a search operation by the Coast Guard involving two aircraft and surface vessels. Latitude Air Ambulance, which operates the flight, has not yet commented on the situation.
Written by AI on 2026-10-04, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

On Saturday, a Gulfstream G100 aircraft carrying six people vanished while en route from Bermuda to Boston's Logan International Airport, losing communication with the FAA around 1 AM local time. The plane took off at approximately 11:41 PM ET on Friday and was scheduled to land in Boston by about 1:30 AM Saturday. Shortly before its disappearance, the aircraft reportedly dropped from 24,000 feet to 11,000 feet within minutes, according to flight-tracking data. The US Coast Guard launched an extensive search off the coast of Nantucket using air and sea crews, including teams from Air Station Cape Cod and Brant Point in Nantucket. Latitude Air Ambulance, based in Hamilton, is the operator of the missing aircraft.

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📰 Missing Plane Off Nantucket
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Shane Galvin
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Topics

Bermuda Boston Nantucket The Gulfstream G100 the Coast Guard

Subjects

Nantucket GPE · 2× Bermuda GPE · 1× Boston ORG · 1× Coast Guard ORG · 1× FlightAware ORG · 1× Latitude Air Ambulance ORG · 1× Ontario GPE · 1× the Coast Guard ORG · 1× the Federal Aviation Administration ORG · 1× theUSCG ORG · 1×

Narrative

A plane carrying six people has disappeared off the coast of Nantucket, leading the Coast Guard to launch a desperate air and surface search.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-04

Claims (4 extracted, 2 hedged)

A plane carrying six people has disappeared off the coast of Nantucket, leading the Coast Guard to launch a desperate air and surface search. asserted
plane → carry → search
The Gulfstream G100 was flying from Bermuda to Boston at 12:41 a.m. Saturday and lost contact with the Federal Aviation Administration before it was scheduled to land at 1:25 a.m., according to theUSCG and FlightAware. uncertain
it → fly → theUSCG
Latitude Air Ambulance is the operator of the flight; the Ontario-based company did not respond to request for comment. asserted
company → base → comment
Two Coast Guard aircraft are currently conducting a search just south of Nantucket, according to FlightRadar24. uncertain
aircraft → conduct → FlightRadar24
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