Did anyone survive the Latitude Air Ambulance crash?

NOAll six aboard are presumed deadLost off Nantucket Oct 3 · search suspended Oct 4

No. All six people aboard the Latitude Air Ambulance jet that went down off Nantucket on Oct 3 are presumed dead, and the U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search on Oct 4.

The Coast Guard found a debris field confirmed to be from the aircraft. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is leading the investigation and is trying to recover the wreckage and flight recorders.

Updated Oct 11, 1:30 AM UTC · U.S. Coast Guard, TSB Canada. This page is updated daily while the story is developing.

People aboard, all presumed dead: 4 crew, a patient and a family escort: 6
Contact lost south of Nantucket on a Bermuda–Boston flight: Oct 3
U.S. Coast Guard suspended the search: Oct 4

What has happened

Dates are local dates in Russia unless noted.

Oct 3
Latitude Air Ambulance's Gulfstream G100 (Heartbeat 104) is flying from Bermuda to Boston with six aboard when the crew reports electrical difficulties. The jet descends rapidly and contact is lost south of Nantucket around 2 a.m.
Source: Transportation Safety Board of Canada; U.S. Coast Guard; CP24
Oct 3
Coast Guard crews locate a debris field later confirmed to be from the missing aircraft.
Source: U.S. Coast Guard; CP24
Oct 4
The U.S. Coast Guard suspends its search for the six people.
Source: U.S. Coast Guard; CP24
Oct 5
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says it will lead the investigation, assisted by the U.S. NTSB. Latitude says the six aboard are presumed dead, and their names are released.
Source: Transportation Safety Board of Canada; CP24
Oct 8
A TSB team heads to Massachusetts; investigators are seeking to recover the jet's flight recorders.
Source: Nantucket Current

Questions people are asking

What happened to the Latitude Air Ambulance plane?

The Gulfstream G100 medevac jet was flying from Bermuda to Boston early on Oct 3 when the crew reported electrical difficulties. It descended rapidly and air traffic control lost contact with it south of Nantucket, Massachusetts.

Source: Transportation Safety Board of Canada; CP24

Who was on board the air ambulance?

Six people: four Canadians, Philip Gregory Childerhose, Thomas Henry Farquhar, Sarah Jane Paton and Jolene Beth Weir, and two Bermudians, Marilyn Lavonne Bean, 66, and her son Sergio Wayne Lottimore, 41. They were four Latitude crew members, a patient and the patient's family escort.

Source: CP24; Nantucket Current

Where did the air ambulance crash?

In international waters about 20 miles south of Nantucket, Massachusetts, as the jet approached the Boston area from Bermuda. The Coast Guard found a debris field off Nantucket.

Source: Transportation Safety Board of Canada; Nantucket Current; U.S. Coast Guard

Is the search for the missing air ambulance still going?

No. The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search on Oct 4 after finding a debris field confirmed to be from the aircraft. The effort has since moved to recovering the wreckage for the investigation.

Source: U.S. Coast Guard; CP24

Has the black box been found?

Recovery of the flight recorders has not been reported. The TSB says it is seeking to recover the jet's recorders, which it says contain a lot of information that would help the investigation.

Source: Nantucket Current; Transportation Safety Board of Canada

What caused the Latitude Air Ambulance crash?

The cause has not been determined. The crew reported electrical difficulties before the rapid descent, according to the TSB. The investigation is ongoing.

Source: Transportation Safety Board of Canada; Nantucket Current

Who is investigating the crash?

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada leads the investigation under international agreements, because the aircraft was Canadian and the crash happened in international waters. The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board is assisting.