SAC Seattle to Director re source reporting landing strips near Yacolt and La Center

Document date 28 November 1971

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 11 pp. 114–115 (DB Cooper-2017–2018), Teletype, dated 28 Nov 1971, serial SE 164-81-199 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-11%3A114-115

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Date: 11/28/71

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Via TELETYPE URGENT (Priority)

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CESSNA Air[illegible] Deeb. N.

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TO: SAC, PORTLAND

FROM: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)

UNSUB; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT THREE ZERO FIVE, PORTLAND TO SEATTLE, NOVEMBER TWENTY-FOUR, SEVENTYONE. CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION. OO: SEATTLE.

RE SEATTLE TELEPHONE CALL THIS DATE.

AN INDIVIDUAL IN YACOLT, WASHINGTON, WHICH IS IN THE PERTINENT AREA, ADVISED THAT A TWO-SEATER GRAY CESSNA AIRPLANE WHICH HAS A VERY LARGE RED LIGHT ON THE TOP OF THE TAIL, WAS SEEN FLYING IN VICINITY OF SOME SMALL AIR STRIPS IN THE YACOLT AREA ON THE NIGHT OF NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR, SEVENTYONE. THE PLANE MADE A NUMBER OF PASSES WITH ITS LANDING LIGHTS ON. INFORMATION HAS ALSO BEEN DEVELOPED THAT A CAR, MAKE AND MODEL UNKNOWN, WITH UNKNOWN LICENSE PLATE WAS PARKED IN ROAD IN VICINITY OF THIS LOCATION ON NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR AND TWENTYFIVE, SEVENTYONE.

SOURCE ADVISED THAT [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] OUT OF

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164-81-199

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SE 164-81 PAGE TWO

PORTLAND, OREGON AREA. SOURCE SAID THAT [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] SMALL LANDING STRIPS IN THE VICINITY OF YACOLT AND LA CENTER, WASHINGTON.

[REDACTED] REGISTRATION NUMBER OF THE GRAY CESSNA AS [REDACTED] WITH NUMERALS UNKNOWN.

PORTLAND REQUESTED TO ATTEMPT THROUGH INFORMATION FURNISHED ABOVE TO IDENTIFY THIS AIRCRAFT. P.

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Approved: ___________ Sent ___________M Per ___________ Special Agent in Charge DB Cooper-2018

Serials: SE 164-81, SE 164-81-199