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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

TV Movie,

Thriller

Duration:

90 minutes

Year:

1996

Director:

Paul Ziller

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Company:

Libra Pictures,

MTM Entertainment,

Daniel L. Paulson Productions

Cast:

Laurie Ann Pickett

Brett Young

Ethan Walker

Flight Attendant

F.A. Matt Eisenhauer

Crew:

Story

Teleplay

Story

Director