Panic in the Skies (1996)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1996-10-13
Runtime: 90 minutes
Director: Paul Ziller
Top Cast
- Kate Jackson as Laurie Ann Pickett
- Ed Marinaro as Brett Young
- Erik Estrada as Ethan Walker
- Maureen McCormick as Flight Attendant
- Billy Warlock as F.A. Matt Eisenhauer
- Howard Dell as Charles Buckman
- Robert Maloney as
- Brandy Ledford as F.A. Charlene Davis
- Kehli O'Byrne as Tukey, Walker's Assitant
- Robert Guillaume as Rob Barnes
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