Panic in the Skies
The cockpit of a Boeing 747 is struck by lightning during takeoff for a flight to Europe, fatally injuring the flight crew. Laurie, the senior flight attendant, enlists the aid of passenger Brett Young. They determine that the autopilot can bring the plane in for a landing, but soon learn that the autopilot is locking onto the transponders of airfields at random, including signals from small airports with runways too short to accommodate the jumbo jet. Meanwhile, federal officials on the ground who have lost radio contact with the jet debate whether the plane should be shot down to prevent a more disastrous crash in a heavily populated area.
Year: 1996
Studio: Libra Pictures, MTM Entertainment, Daniel L. Paulson Productions
Director: Paul Ziller
Cast: Kate Jackson, Ed Marinaro, Erik Estrada, Maureen McCormick, Billy Warlock, Howard Dell
Crew: Paul Ziller (Director), Rick Rosner (Story), Robert Hamilton (Story), Robert Hamilton (Teleplay)
Runtime: 90 minutes
Release: Oct 13, 1996
IMDb: 4.60/10 by 6 users
Popularity: 2
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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