Flight Plan is the 12th episode of NCIS Season 17 and also the 390th episode of the entire NCIS series.
Synopsis
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.
Prologue
Act One
Gibbs and Bishop after discovering the dead body of Navy Petty Officer Fisher Patrick.
Act Two
Act Three
Act Four
Act Five
Major Events
- McGee reveals he is planning on having a vasectomy.
- Vance reveals he has had 2 vasectomies and that his son was an accident.
Trivia
- This is also the first ever episode of the entire NCIS series to have been directed by Tawnia McKiernan who is known for occasionally directing episodes of the NCIS spin-off series, "NCIS: Los Angeles".
Cast
Series Regulars
| 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 Cast
| Name | Portrayed by | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Big Lou | Phil Idrissi | |
| Jennifer Leo | Megan Gallagher | Under Secretary of the Navy. |
Other Cast
| Name | Portrayed by | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Briggs | Patrick Duffy | Retired Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy. |
| Marshall May | Jonathan Chase | Commander in the United States Navy. |
| Rebecca Weeks | Lyndon Smith | Lieutenant in the United States Navy. |
| Henry Nikolai | Chris Gann | Captain in the United States Navy. |
| Carmen Lorenzo | Johnny Williams | |
| Bobby Dale Douglas | Tom Ayers | |
| Harper Logan | Madeline Blake | Lieutenant Junior Grade in the United States Navy. |
| Lonnie Franklin | JB Tadena | Officer, Navy Combat Information Center. |
| Amelia Garcia | Jennifer Sun Bell | Air Traffic Controller in the United States Navy. |
| Bill Timmons | Jeremy Denzlinger | Colonel, North Carolina Highway Patrol. |