King County Department of Public Safety case report 71-89202 re hijacked NWA aircraft

Document date 24 November 1971

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 10 p. 333 (DB Cooper-1560), Report, dated 24 Nov 1971, serial 164-F1-4 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-10%3A333-333

KING COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY CASE REPORT

DIST. NO._____ CASE NO. 71-89202

FBI

TYPE OF OFFENSE: AIRCRAFT HI-JACK DATE 11-24-71 RC: 1520 AT:____ VICTIM: North West Orient Airlines AGE- HOME PHONE - - - - BUS. PHONE CH-3-8000 (If business, give name of premises) ADDRESS OF VICTIM: Seattle-Tacoma Int'l Airport TIME AND DATE OF OFFENSE 1520 11-24-71 ADDRESS OF OFFENSE: In flight to Sea/Tac/Int'l Air. TYPE OF PREMISES: Airport (House, service station, etc.) REPORTED BY [REDACTED] HOME PHONE________BUS. PHONE CH-3-8000 b6 HOME ADDRESS_________________________________RELATIONSHIP________ b7C (Owner, Manager, Employee, etc.) TYPE OF VEHICLE USED: N/A LIC. NO.________COLOR________ PERSONS ARRESTED: None (Name, Address, etc.)

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SUSPECTS: (1)_________________________(2)_________________________ Age_____Height_____Weight_____ Age_____Height_____Weight_____ Build__________Comp._________ Build__________Comp._________ Hair Color_______Eyes color______ Hair Color_______Eyes color______ Marks/Dress___________________ Marks/Dress___________________ Add.__________________________ Add.__________________________ JUVENILE SUSPECTED: Yes No[X]No WHY SUSPECTED:__________________ WITNESSES: (1)________________________ (2)_________________________ Address:______________________ Address:______________________ Home Phone:___________________ Home Phone:___________________ Bus. Phone:___________________ Bus. Phone:___________________

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FACTS OF INVESTIGATION: (Reconstruct the crime, summarize details, list and describe property taken, serial nos. etc., give valuation. Describe physical and other evidence at scene, where found, and disposition of evidence.)

Complainant called via phone stating that a company aircraft, NWA 727, Flt #305 en route from Portland, Oregon was due, ETA at Sea/Tac at 1536 hrs this date and that a hi-jacker was on board.

[REDACTED] & [REDACTED] was immediately advised. Operations contacted by [REDACTED] Calls were made to Tower, POS Fire Dept., b6 FBI and all Police agencies concerned. (County, U.S. Marshall, WSP) b7C

NWA advised that Flt #305 had 36 passengers on board, seven crew members.

Complainant advised that two (2) back pack & two (2) chest pack parachutes were in demand by the hi-jacker. Also in demand was a sum of $200,000 and fuel trucks to re-fuel the 727 in question. The hi-jacker directed that he would permit the aircraft to land at Sea/Tac when all conditions were met. No police marked vehicles would be involved. Escort for fuel trucks would be handled by one (1) vehicle. A bus would be permitted to approach the aircraft between both runways to pick up passengers from the hi-jacked aircraft.

[REDACTED] arranged for chutes from Issaquah, Wn. WSP transported chutes to NWA Freight Bldg for further disposition. (CONT'D) b6

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INVESTIGATING OFFICERS: All Shift- Airport Police, Sea/Tac/[guess: Tri-CAB] Airport Patrol b7C CHEM. TEST: YES ☐ NO ☐ REFUSED ☐ FURTHER FOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATION INDICATED: YES ☐ NO ☐ b6 b7C REASON:______________________________________________ [SEARCHED] [INDEXED]

FINGERPRINTS: YES ☐ NOT AVAILABLE ☐ APPROVED BY: Airport [guess: Police]____ [illegible signature]

KCDPS C-118 ①253067 . DB Cooper-1560 164-F1-4

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Serials: 164-F1-4, 253067, 71-89202, KCDPS C-118