After apparently dying at an award ceremony, celebrated pilot Ethan Cole wakes up on Flight 8236, finding himself back in his eight-year-old body and sitting beside his living father. He suddenly remembers this is the year his childhood flight crashed, killing his dad. As passengers grow uneasy, Ethan desperately tries to warn his father that the plane is going down. Just as his father dismisses the warning, the aircraft hits unexpected turbulence, confirming Ethan's nightmare prediction has begun.