美国连续发生三起离奇空难,联邦航空局探员尼尔认为绝非单纯意外,并大胆预测一架在国庆日飞往华府的672班机,将是下一个目标。他不顾上级的反对,登上飞机警告机长停飞,没想到飞机竟自动起飞。这果然是由一名自称肯恩的歹徒一手策划,他修改各架班机上的晶片程式,在地面摇控机让它们坠毁,以逞自己的报复之心。尼尔和机员靠着无线电话和航空局联系,想尽各种方法摆脱肯恩的控制,但道高一心、魔高一丈……FAA system analyzer named Neil McCabe is the only person who seems to have this different hunch towards a group of international terrorists after a horrific plane incident occured. He thinks that an evil genius computer hacker sets out and manipulate the computer electronical system which linked to several airplanes to cause destruction and tragedy. In order to prevent the mishap, McCabe and his teammate, Rudy, finds out about the machine used by the criminals which leads them to a psychotic thrilling fight between the terrorist.