TSB Sending Investigators To Massachusetts
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada [TSB] is deploying investigators to Massachusetts to assist with the investigation into the Latitude Air Ambulance crash, that claimed the lives of six people including two Bermudians.
A statement issued said, “The Transportation Safety Board of Canada [TSB] is deploying a team of investigators to Massachusetts as part of its investigation [A26F0321] into the fatal accident involving a Latitude Air Ambulance Gulfstream G100 aircraft, which occurred on October 3, 2026, off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts.
“Pursuant to international agreements, the TSB is leading the investigation with assistance from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board [NTSB]. The team will support the ongoing search and recovery efforts and gather information.”
The two Bermudians aboard were identified by police as 66-year-old Marilyn Lavonne Bean and her 41-year-old son, Sergio Wayne Lottimore and the four Canadian crew members were Captain Philip Childerhose, First Officer Thomas Farquhar, Flight Nurse Sarah Paton and Respiratory Therapist Jolene Weir.
Update: In providing additional information, a TSB spokesperson said, “For the Latitude Air crash we will conduct a safety investigation in order to determine the cause of the crash and make any findings or recommendations with the aim of advancing transportation safety.
“The TSB is working with several agencies, both local and federal, including the NTSB, to help coordinate the search for the aircraft.
“The aircraft has not yet been located, including the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder. The two recorders [black boxes] are a key element to determining what happened during the occurrence. While it is possible to investigate the occurrence without the black box, those recorders contain a lot of information that would aid in the conduct of the investigation.
“The TSB and NTSB have sent a small team to the area in order to help coordinate the search as well as the ensuing recovery and salvage effort. Once the aircraft has been recovered, additional investigators may be required to help examine the recovered material. Some pieces may be sent to the TSB Engineering Laboratory in Ottawa for additional analysis.
“It is difficult to give an exact figure for how long any investigation can take. There are many factors that need to be examined and analyzed, which can take a long time. It is not unusual for an investigation on this scale to take up to 2 years to complete.
“We aim to provide some preliminary information within the first 30 days of the investigation, and we will publish updates on the TSB investigation page when or if there is new information. If at any time, we determine there is a risk to safety, we will not wait to complete our investigation and immediately communicate with stakeholders so that they may take preventative or corrective action as required.”
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TSB… not TSA