Panic in the Skies

October. 13,1996      
Rating:
4.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

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
Brandy Ledford as  F.A. Charlene Davis
Kehli O'Byrne as  Tukey, Walker's Assitant
Robert Guillaume as  Rob Barnes
Michael Buie as  Darryl

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