Handwritten chronological log of communications during hijacking of NWA Flight 305

0137 -(5:37 PM. PST) 0138 - 5 out on final 0141 Park inbound cleared to land Will advise - we'll stay on runway.

0143 (305) Ok you can turn up the lights now slowly.

0143 305 is on [guess: freq] 121.7 0144 we'll stay on Rwy - rt side 0145 Rwy closed you can stay on if you like 0145 Do you want his [guess: bite] ok

305 in aft [guess: lav]. wants to stay there want fuel truck only

0146 He says got fuel out here right now.

0147 also want stair truck now, driver stay in

0149 bringing stairs aft level. 0150 stairs in position (5:50 P.M. PST)

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0155 (5:55 PM PST)

Pass coming out now [REDACTED] coming out now and put passengers behind car. Have [guess: msgs] and parachuting method. Stew coming to get chutes.

0156 One passenger coming back in! please monitor people

0157 Pass. off now - headlites off. Keep pax away

0158 Another full truck + 1 standby - not able to fuel for some reason

0200 Want pers on other side of vehicle. [illegible] - are [you/eyes] [illegible] to [illegible] - [guess: aff]. [guess: Gd] Request 7700 g(dd lites) 30 [guess: mi] blink.

0202 Fuel trucks on the way

0205 Money on board

0207 move people back - stew saw red [guess: cyl] (6:07 PST) with wires resembling dynamite

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(6:11 PM-PST) 0211 [redacted] - how does that look now? 0213 he was talking about Mexico City. what about the girls. People ok

0215 Start passengers walking across Rwy Fuel Driver not sure of directions

Mark get dn flaps 15 inside-lites out no laundry in V.S. no crew aft of 1st Class aisle curtain aft [guess: the] door open aft stair lowered in flight.

0224 all passengers on bus

0225 Able to make Phoenix? questionable

0237 2 girls can leave

0247 only 1 girl on now

0249 Meals on board more fuel ready (6:49 P.M PST)

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0250 (6:50 P.M. PST) fuel truck needs green light. 0251 2 truck crossing. ok

0254 MSP no control problems

0258 [REDACTED] - Stew on board

0322 stair away fuel away Gd. Mea 15,000

0325 Wire going to start now

0327 He wants us to stay below 10,000 What about alt routing south then west

0328 Ready for taxi Cleared to PDX V2[guess: 5] M13 Sac M 100 V23 3100 [guess: a]

0335 Cleared for T.O. Steps up

0338 Over to Dep. Con 121.2 (7:38 P.M. PST) - 115 -

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0340 (7:40 P.M. PST) 7000 14DME V23 Slowing to marked. [guess: His] cockpit door closed [guess: Glow] in cockpit no contact. Aft stair light on

0344 7000 19DME V23 air stair light.

0347 160 ind IAS 5 [guess: alt] flap [guess: busy] FF 4500: going to 170 k. 2 of 3 on Or leaving 7000 for 10 000 150 IAS slow climbs.

0349 Z Going to 15° flaps 155 IAS

0352 Z Stew says he has knapsack on planning to jump. Think hes going to leave any time. We want to give him as much time as possible.

0356 Z Describe case contents: Stew - brief case (7:56 P.M. PST) left corner 8 sticks. Like [guess: big] fire crackers 8" x 1" 2 [guess: with] 4 each wire out of it. [guess: Battery]. (like flashlite) about as thick as my arm [guess: &] 8" long

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0358 (7:58 PM PST) About [guess: purple] and red plastic covered wire He [guess: kept] holding onto the wire he [guess: had] held wire near the things that stick up on the [guess: batting].

0400 10 000 level. 170 IAS FF 4600 [guess: ea] 15° Flaps, gear down.

0402 No Mach. TAT -7°C

0404 above 12 500 [guess: might] get [guess: mask] drop.

0405 attempted 2 times to contact, just responded he said everything ok

04-08 0411 Reno looks good (weather), 305 At the present Cabin is fluctuating playing with air stair [guess: fwd] cabin [guess: filter] on

0422 23 DME S. of [guess: PDX] .14,000 F.O.B 40,000# FF 4000 165 IAS

0425 Reno looks good (wx)

0430 (8:30 PM PST) [have] [guess: Stew] communicate [illegible] [guess: with] man. - 117 - DB Cooper-411

0435 MSP. ARINC - MSP have Al lee get [illegible] (8:35 PM PST) 0438 Route plan PP → MDF → RBL → RNO - Rog

0447 MSP-SEA Yuma for Second T.O. if necessary Route needed. RNO → OAL → BTY → BLH → YUMA

(SFO ARINC) 0448 Next frequency will be 130.16 - Roger

0452 Over Eugene VOR 10,000' 4000 FF FOB:33.5 TAT -7 170 IAS Gear down 15° Flaps

0500 No contact with back for 55 minutes will try again near Reno.

0514 MSP - ARINC - being taped - affirm. 0515 Rdr check. (30r)

0523 FBI feels you should communicate as much as possible - Roger Crew feels he is not receptive to communications will call before descent and ask what he [illegible] re the stairs.

0530 Over MFR 10,000 TAT-5 IAS 170 Flaps 15 Gear d[own] (9:30P PST) Icing throughout any icing on Wing A/I on - 118 - DB Cooper-412

— occasionally, 3/8" on window 1" to 3" on wing. F.O.B 27,500 FF 4000 pph

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0534 Stay on 131.8 until RBL then 130.6 (9:34 PM PST)

0535 Try to negotiate clean A/C to Mexico City B.O. 32,000 at FL250 LRC

0538 Recc 11000' RBL → RNO slowly lower. Cabin Temp. early. Cabin temp 60° at present

0540 Cool cabin appreciably will slow his reflexes begin;

0542 (United 4351 relay) Suggest slow climbs to 11,000 ASL Roger have started the climb.

0550 Rdo ck oR level at 11,000 in the clear. Losing ice - off windshield TAT -1

0554 58 DME 325°R RBL 10,000 FOB 22,000 Clr will provide vectors RBL → RNO (MP) try Problems if you land in Mexico other than Mex[ico] Yona or perhaps

0559 10 qt down etc on — affirm. Entry [guess: 9] [guess: aviation] (9:59 PM PST)

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0602 (10:02 PM PST)

Try to negotiate Will guarantee safe delivery with clean A/C Roger

0607 (MSP) to ARINC Need time to arrange phone patch, plg give 5 - 10 minutes notice. ARINC - Roger

0611 RNO - MXC Fl 350 just under 4hrs 33,000 [guess: 80] [illegible] with 10 HW

0615 plan to change freq to 130.6 at 0630E the A/C will be halfway between RBL & RNO

0618 (MSP) please call MSP to establish Rdo after freq change. - Wilco

0619 ([guess: Bis]) Have you a Zero fuel weight for ldg nos.? 17300 FoB add 90000 + FoB for landing weight. use 10000 # high. est 115,000 lbs. Roger 90 [guess: 000] + FoB

0626 ARINC-MSP Rdo check standing by for freq change

0630 ARINC - Flt going over, [guess: standby] for test.

0631 everyone on 130.6 (10:31 P.M PST) - 120 -

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0635 (10:35 PM PST) attempting contact not reading to well.

0636. 305 Rio count 1-5-1

0638 comm being received - Yes 305 begin descent 2 mins attempted call scan call button and PA no contact, starting down MSP - landing with [guess: loose] stair [guess: from] ok will extend after ldg but will be ok.

0641 (MSP) [guess: pds] atop extra on approach of TWR off entry of airstair lite on, will try contact again.

0646 (MIO) advise man that with gear [guess: & flaps] down next stop Yuma. From Yuma to MKC must be clear (305) tried call again no contact.

0651 (Bos) Holding at MKR

0655 (305) inbound - beginning approach, next call on the ground. (MSP) [guess: because] bag agents by 10 it

0700 4 min out in final.

0707 PM PST) No Smoke no contact with back shut engines down now. airstairs back - 121 - DB Cooper-415

that we are waiting for fuel trucks - awaiting instructions from back now.

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0710 (Bos) Cl[ea]ring A/C no pass [illegible] [guess: briefcase] (11:10 P.M. PST) had TWR observe landings with binoc.

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0712 HQ (Bos) requesting shutdown, seal area, have experts search area.

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0713 (BN) now leaving A/C.

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0728 FAA R[eques]t [illegible] [guess: Direct/Intercept] LAX [guess: Boresight/Bakersfield] (11:28 PM PST) wants [illegible]

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