Капитан Гари Хочхаусен предизвиква пилота Питър Джъд и навигатора Майкъл Гъртър на състезание до базата, завършило с трагедия. Двамата курсанти не успяват да овладеят своя Ф14 и той се разбива и убива жена и дете.

Harm risks ending the career of his mentor, as well as their friendship, when he investigates a training accident that killed two civilians.

When an F-15 has a mid-air accident and the occupants are forced to eject, a mother and her child are killed on the ground by the falling debris. Mac is assigned to represent the pilot as Harm investigates the cause of the accident and the leader of the training mission, Capt. Hachausen, his former flight instructor and mentor. When Harm's probe reveals that the captain's been covering up problems with his eyesight and the pilot of the plane is covering up for the captain, Harm must decide whether to reveal his findings -- information that would certainly end his mentor's career.

Un F14 s'écrase, entrainant la mort de deux civils . L'officier commandant la base est l'ancien instructeur d'Harm. Comment Harm va t'il réagir face à son ancien mentor ?

Bei einem Übungsflug stürzt Lieutenant Judd ab. Er kann sich gerade noch mit dem Schleudersitz retten, doch bei der Explosion kommen zwei Zivilisten ums Leben. Während Judds Fluglehrer, Captain Hochausen, einen starken Abwärtssog für den Unfall verantwortlich macht, schieben seine Pilotenkollegen das Unglück auf Judds übertriebene Risikobereitschaft. Zunächst glaubt Harm Hochausen, doch dann verschwindet ein wichtiges Messgerät aus dessen Flugzeug …

Harm y Bud investigan un accidente ocurrido durante un entrenamiento en el cual una mujer resultó muerta al caer sobre ella los escombros arrojados por un F-15. El avión estaba efectuando unas maniobras de entrenamiento dirigidas por el Capitán Hochausen, instructor y mentor de Harm. Mac será la encargada de defender al piloto del avión derribado pero junto a Harm descubrirán que el Capitán ha estado ocultando sus problemas de visión y el piloto en prácticas estaba a su vez encubriendo al Capitán. Este echo terminará con la carrera como piloto del Capitán.