The film represents the peak of the 1970s disaster movie craze, following in the footsteps of The Poseidon Adventure and .
: A small plane pilot suffers a heart attack and crashes into the 747’s cockpit, killing the co-pilot and blinding the captain.
: It was the first film to feature a real-world aerial transfer of a pilot from a helicopter into a moving 747, a sequence praised for its practical execution.
