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Panic in the Skies! (1996)

Panic in the Skies! (1996)

Thriller TV Movie

Terror at 35,000 feet, and falling.

Release Date: 1996, October 13
Directors: Paul Ziller
Countries: United States of America
Production: Libra Pictures, MTM Entertainment, MTM Entertainment, Daniel L. Paulson Productions, Daniel L. Paulson Productions
Cast: Robert Guillaume, Benita Ha, Tom Heaton, Marilyn Norry, Brandy Ledford, Ken Camroux-Taylor, Michael Buie, Erik Estrada, Britt Irvin, Kehli O'Byrne, Billy Warlock, Howard Dell

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

disaster airplane lightning