'' Mercy Mission : the Rescue of Flight 771 '' ( also known as '' Flight From Hell '' ) is a 1993 TV movie based on the real-life rescue of the pilot of a Cessna 188 . It stars Scott Bakula as Jay Perkins , the pilot of Cessna 30771 , and Robert Loggia as Gordon Vette , the ANZ flight 308 pilot who rescues him . Although the film premiered on American television , it was filmed on location in Australia
rescue of the pilot of a Cessna 188
Cessna 188 Pacific rescue
Mercy Mission: the Rescue of Flight 771