Release Date

13 Oct, 1996

Runtime

01:30: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Terror at 35,000 feet, and falling.

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.

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Actors

Kate Jackson

Ed Marinaro

Erik Estrada

Maureen McCormick

Billy Warlock

Howard Dell

Robert Maloney

Brandy Ledford

Kehli O'Byrne

Robert Guillaume

Michael Buie

Ken Camroux-Taylor

Marilyn Norry

Marc Baur

Brett Stone

Michael Gelbart

Britt Irvin

Tom Heaton

Benita Ha

Crew

Robert Hamilton

Paul Ziller

Rick Rosner

Robert Hamilton