Seattle log of notifications during NWA Flight 305 hijacking, with FBI cover page (SE 164-81)
Document date 24 November 1971
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 110 pp. 125–131 (DB Cooper-417, DB Cooper-418, DB Cooper-419, DB Cooper-421, DB Cooper-422, DB Cooper-423), Handwritten note, dated 24 Nov 1971 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-110%3A125-131
SE 164-81
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The following seven page log was prepared at Seattle by
This log discloses the times at which the various individuals and agencies were notified of the hijacking by Northwest Airlines (NWA).
Log was begun at 3:12 PM (PST) and concluded at 10:19 PM (PST).
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- 123 - DB Cooper-417
2315 - [guess: OWN] G- UNABLE / D.L. - 301/3 [stamp/illegible] 2312 - PG ADV'D. (3:12 PM, PST) 2315 - EARL CANC'D [REDACTED] IMMED'L 2318 - HAGEN ON WAY 2310 - POS - TWR - 36 PSGRS 2320 - [REDACTED] 2324 - FBI BY BUS 2326 - [REDACTED] FAA. 2330 - SWITCHBOARD NOTIFIED. ASKED GO NOTIFY [REDACTED] ETC. 2335 - C/S ADV'D. 2335 - CHUTES ARVG FROM TCM BY CAB. PER [REDACTED] 2338 - ASKED PO TO CK ON Q FOR 2463.
2344 - USE 735 ON 2463 IF NEC ONLY -- OS/ 2345 484 - FBI ON LINE
2348 - [guess: RADIO] PATRLS ON WAY TO [REDACTED] 0038 (4:38/PST) ADV'D REC'D 0038 Called [REDACTED] will call 0110 Recep[tion] - de[s]k [guess: reconfirmed] - 124 - DB Cooper-418
0130Z (5:30 PM, PST) TWR ADVZ WASH. D.C. REQS IF HIJACKER JUMPS THEY WANT PILOT TO TURN LNDG LITES ON AND SQUAWK EMRGY FOR 30 SECS. Delivered by [guess: Turner] at 0200Z ✓
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0235Z 2 girls released. H.J. wants one girl to lower stairs. [REDACTED] [illegible] stairs [illegible] [guess: locked] at Top
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PO [guess: #l537] [guess: 3704/364] [illegible] [guess: Crew] and [guess: aloft] [guess: to fo] Comm [guess: 467],
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024[x] [REDACTED] FAA advg th[guess: eir] people [guess: any] locat[guess: ion] [guess: were] [guess: near] to [illegible] catastrophi[guess: c] [illegible]
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0249 2 [guess: items] in Car. [guess: Will] not let other one go.
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0250 Hijack[guess: er] getting [guess: antsy] re fueling & [guess: all] [guess: rec'd]/meals are on [guess: aboard].
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0254 He wants [guess: items/them] [guess: stew] with him on TO.
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0259 [guess: Discussion] re [guess: trying] [guess: going] down [guess: stairs].
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0303 [REDACTED] air [guess: Marshal] [guess: calls] office b6 [guess: off] [illegible] to put on Coverall 319 b7C and Replace stew to let door down
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0304 [REDACTED] [guess: arrange] [guess: with] [guess: gear] [guess: down] 1000 [illegible] b6 (704PM 5 EA/PHX [guess: may] [guess: go] [illegible] b7C PST) - 125 -
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DB Cooper-419
0307 FAA/[guess: cn] [guess: Give c out] [guess: chutes] for [guess: Stew]. (7:07 PM, PST)
0310 [REDACTED] Se 140K b6 Min [illegible] to [guess: Range] [illegible] b7C [guess: coordinated] [illegible] [guess: with] [guess: TCAY] for [guess: continuation] [illegible]
0322 [guess: agreed] to [guess: takeoff] with [guess: stairs] [guess: down].
0325 [REDACTED] BAC/[guess: talks] to [REDACTED] [guess: Aboard] in [guess: endurance].
0325 [guess: Helicopter] pilot to [guess: hire] [guess: Oc.fl].
0328 HJ [guess: twenty] to [guess: stay] [guess: blo] 100/ [guess: cited] for 70 to [guess: stx] V-23 100/ SAS
0333 [REDACTED] [guess: Tail dome] [guess: primed] [guess: be] [guess: cleared] for [guess: landing].
0337 AIRINC [guess: 131.8] [guess: after] Company.
0339 537 [guess: taxiing] out at PDX.
0342 He is [guess: trying] [guess: g] [guess: to] [guess: get] [guess: past] [guess: flares] [guess: dawn].
0356 [guess: Filed] [guess: our] Report [illegible] [guess: conc] / [guess: Exp] [guess: Corman]. (7:56 P.M.-PST) aboard [guess: is] a [guess: studied] [guess: dynamite]. [guess: 6 in] long X 1 [guess: inch]. [guess: Wire] a[nd] [guess: battery] [illegible].
0358 Stew report continued [guess: Des] (7:58 PM PST) Rec'd cloth diamond D.
0400 100/ FF 4000# [guess: gear down] flaps 15
0402 [guess: 11s] R3L to RNO.
0405 No answer on interphone. [guess: Recontact] on PA.
TCM. [guess: Borejn] 984-5611
0418 23 DME PDX 100/ FOB 40000# FF 4000# 165
Off 0336Z
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0430 [redacted - b6/b7C] [guess: Suggest] [guess: stew] [guess: items] [guess: detailing] [illegible] [guess: worth] [illegible] (8:30 P.M. PST) [illegible]
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[guess: of] 2nd Takeoff from RNO to Yuma [guess: shortest dists] RNO DRCT OAL BTY BLH [guess: YUM] Contact Center
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- 127 - DB Cooper-421
0445 130.6 Call [REDACTED] 29 (8:45PM PST) 0450 over EUG 100 4000ft [guess: par] [guess: env] 7 [illegible] Clear down/[guess: Klapa] 15° TAS 170 FUEL REMAINING 33,500
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0500 [guess: 30] No comm with XCAP. Last contact [guess: 04/05] 55" ago. Have decided not to contact him till near Reno.
0514 Is this being taped/affirmative
0515 Radio Check
0520 FBI [guess: suggest] communicating as [guess: much] as [guess: poss]ble. [guess: Fellow] decided no. Communications have not been good. His objective is Mexico City. He'll ask him to [guess: revise] [guess: standby] [illegible] at Reno. 0526 3/8 to 1/2 [guess: fog] [illegible] [guess: daybreak] [illegible] 1 to 3 [guess: miles]. 27508 FR/FF 4005ft
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0530 Radio Check Assigned 130.6 (9:30PM PST) [guess: Wait] till Red [guess: Bluff] [illegible] to 130.6
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- 128 - DB Cooper-422
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0532 [REDACTED] [guess: Paged] negotiate CCom [guess: Begin] (9:32PM [guess: RKs] to [guess: Portland] City. PST) LRC BO 32,000F 40,000FMIN 4/00HKS
0535 (305) [guess: Trml] Command 11000 RDB DRCT RNO. Conti[nue] C[guess: entrly] lowering [guess: dictating] [illegible] [guess: temp].
05[guess: 40] - REC COOLING CABIN TTO SLOW REFUEL[?]
0541 - FAT VYING OUT SOME.
0545 - [guess: PLA] BY WAL [guess: P] NO AS SOON AS PERMISSIBLE.
0548 at 110 on 130.6
0549 RDO clr / [guess: dn] clear / [guess: rcvg] [illegible]
0552 58 DME NORTH OF from RBL.
0600Z [REDACTED] will be located on [illegible] [guess: established] [illegible]
0602 RNO/MEX 33000 B @ NC [guess: furt] [guess: ndo] 4/ FLT LEVEL 350/with 10 KNOT HWD.
0617 130.6 @ 06302
0619 FOB 17,300 (10:19PM All 90,000 to fuel aboard. [guess: The] 10,000 [guess: high] PST) in case some [guess: unforeseen] load aboard. Estim[ate] [guess: at] E. 129 [guess: lg] [guess: 115,000].
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DB Cooper-423
Serials: SE 164-81