Flight Plan (episode)

Flight Plan is the 12th episode of NCIS Season 17 and also the 390th episode of the entire NCIS series.

SynopsisEdit

The NCIS team investigates an F-18 crash and the subsequent disappearance of the pilot who operated the aircraft while McGee reluctantly discusses a very personal decision with his teammates.

Major EventsEdit

• McGee reveals he is planning on having a vasectomy. Director Vance then reveals to McGee that he has had a vasectomy as well.

TriviaEdit

• This is also the first ever episode of the entire NCIS series to have been directed by Tawnia McKiernan who is known for directing episodes of the NCIS spin-off series, NCIS: Los Angeles.

CastEdit

Series RegularsEdit

Name	Portrayed by	Role
Leroy Jethro Gibbs	Mark Harmon	Special Agent in charge of the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Timothy McGee	Sean Murray	Senior Special Agent and second-in command of the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Eleanor Bishop	Emily Wickersham	Special Agent for the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Nicholas Torres	Wilmer Valderrama	Special Agent for the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Jacqueline Sloane	Maria Bello	NCIS Forensic Psychologist.
James Palmer	Brian Dietzen	Chief Medical Examiner for the Major Case Response Team.
Kasie Hines	Diona Reasonover	NCIS Forensic Specialist.
Leon Vance	Rocky Carroll	Director of NCIS
Donald Mallard	David McCallum	NCIS Historian. Despite being credited, McCallum doesn't appear in this episode.

Recurring CastEdit

Name	Portrayed by	Role
Big Lou	Phil Idrissi

Other CastEdit

Name	Portrayed by	Role
Jack Briggs	Patrick Duffy	Lieutenant Commander, USN Ret.
Marshall May	Jonathan Chase	Commander, USN
Rebecca Weeks	Lyndon Smith	Lieutenant, USN
Henry Nikolai	Chris Gann	Captain, USN
Jennifer Leo	Megan Gallagher	Under Secretary of the Navy
Carmen Lorenzo	Johnny Williams
Bobby Dale Douglas	Tom Ayers
Harper Logan	Madeline Blake	Lieutenant Junior Grade, USN. Killed Comander May's wife out of jealousy as well as killed PAFC Fisher Patrick and framed Lieutenant Weeks.
Lonnie Franklin	JB Tadena	Officer, Navy Combat Information Center
Amelia Garcia	Jennifer Sun Bell	Air Traffic Controller, USN
Bill Timmons	Jeremy Denzlinger	Colonel, North Carolina Highway Patrol (NCHP)