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Coast Guard finds debris from plane with 6 aboard
BBC News··4 Oct
US authorities found debris from a medical aircraft missing with six people on board. The FAA lost contact with the Gulfstream G-100 after 01:00 local time on a Bermuda to Boston flight. The Coast Guard said the debris field was off Nantucket. Next of kin of four Canadian and two Bermudian nationals were notified, officials said.
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What It Means For You
- The Coast Guard said ships, helicopters and planes were still searching through Saturday night.
- Authorities have notified next of kin for everyone listed on the flight.
- No survivor recovery had been reported in the Coast Guard update cited by the BBC.
What's Happening
- The plane left L.F. Wade International Airport at 23:40 local time for Boston Logan.
- FlightAware data showed a drop from about 24,000ft to 11,000ft before communications went dark.
- Clarence Togeretz said the crew included two pilots and two medical staff collecting a patient and relative.
What radio traffic showed
- The Boston Globe reported weak radio contact between the controller and the pilot.
- The controller asked whether the crew was declaring an emergency after a blind transmission.
- The pilot's reply was inaudible in the published exchange.
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