Transcript of ATC radio communications between Reno Tower and NW Flight 305 during hijacking
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Id: Cooper-Part-24:664-669
Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-24:664-669 Document: Transcript of ATC radio communications between Reno Tower and NW Flight 305 during hijacking Id: Cooper-Part-24:664-669 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-24%3A664-669 What is wrong (title, date, type, which pages belong together, copies)? What does the scan show?
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 24 pp. 664–669 (DB Cooper-4061, DB Cooper-4063, DB Cooper-4064, DB Cooper-4065, DB Cooper-4066), Report — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-24%3A664-669
NW305: OKAY UNDERSTAND THAT'LL BE THE FIRST LEFT AND THEN STAY TO THE EAST WHICH WILL BE THE OUTER SIDE OF THE RAMP IS THAT CORRECT
RNO TWR LC: THAT'LL BE AN TO YOUR AN AFTER YOU COME MAKE YOUR AN QUARTER LEFT TURN IT'LL BE ON YOUR RIGHT SIDE REMAIN JUST OFF OF THE TAXIWAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RAMP
NW305: OKAY UNDERSTAND AND AN AN DO YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW HOW MANY FUEL TRUCKS YOU HAVE STANDING BY
0705 GMT
RNO TWR LC: STAND BY I'LL SEE IF I CAN FIND OUT FOR YOU
RNO TWR LC: OKAY YOU CAN START YOUR LEFT TURN ANY TIME AN THE AN NORTHWEST TWELVE ZERO FIVE THEY'LL BE IN THAT AREA JUST TO YOUR LEFT THERE YOU CAN PARK IN THERE AN CLOSE TO THE TAXIWAY
NW305: OKAY UNDERSTAND AN WE'LL AN WE'LL FULL RIGHT OFF HERE AND AN AN I THINK AN MAYBE WE'LL FACE THIS THING TO THE AN IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION HERE AN THAT'LL ALLOW FREE ACCESS TO THE FUEL TRUCKS FROM AN WE'LL THAT'LL LEAVE OUR NOSE SOMEWHERE NEAR THE FUEL TRUCKS IS WHAT WE'RE GETTING AT I GUESS
RNO TWR LC: OKAY YOU CAN START A RIGHT TURN OR YOU CAN PARK IT RIGHT THERE YOUR CHOICE
NW305: WE'LL START A RIGHT TURN IN ORDER FOR THE AN TRUCK TO GET ACCESS.
RNO TWR LC: OKAY THERE'S ONE TRUCK AVAILABLE DO YOU WANT TWO
NW305: AFFIRMATIVE WE'RE GONNA NEED ANOTHER FULL TRUCK WE'RE GONNA NEED APPROXIMATELY THIRTY FIVE TO FORTY THOUSAND AN POUNDS OF AN AN [guess: KERO]
0706 GMT
RNO TWR LC: UNDERSTAND THIRTY FIVE TO FORTY THOUSAND POUNDS
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DB Cooper-4061
NW305: ROGER WE'LL GET AH AH TRY TO FIGURE HERE IN JUST A MOMENT AH
0707 GMT
RNO TWR LC: ARE YOU READY TO START YOUR REFUELING RUN WITH BOTH TRUCKS THREE ZERO FIVE
RNO TWR LC: NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE RENO TOWER
RNO TWR LC: NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE RENO TOWER
NW305: AH I'M SORRY WE'RE TALKING TO THE COMPANY AH RENO GO AHEAD SIR
RNO TWR LC: THREE ZERO FIVE ARE YOU READY TO START YOUR REFUELING NOW
NW305: AFFIRMATIVE AH DO YOU HAVE AH AH VEHICLES WITH AH THAT'S MONITORING US AT THIS TIME OUT THERE NEAR THE FUEL TRUCK
RNO TWR LC: AH THERE IS A FUEL TRUCK OUT THERE WE HAVE HIM ON GROUND CONTROL FREQUENCY
NW305: FINE AH AH WE WOULD LIKE TO BE IN DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS WITH HIM IF WE MAY PLEASE
RNO TWR LC: THE ONLY WAY WE CAN DO THAT AH'LL BE TO CHANGE AH YOUR FREQUENCY NOW TO ONE TWO ONE POINT NINER
NW305: OKAY AH DO DO YOU HAVE ANY CONTACT WITH HIM
RNO TWR LC: AFFIRMATIVE
NW305: AH DID YOU SAY AFFIRMATIVE
RNO TWR LC: AFFIRMATIVE WE ARE TALKING TO THEM
0703 GMT
NW305: . OKAY AH I'LL TELL YOU WHAT STAND BY JUST A MOMENT WE'RE AH WE'RE GONNA LOOK BACK HERE AND SEE WHAT'S GOIN ON
RDO TWR LC: OKAY
0709 GMT
NW305: AH GROUND AH OR HERO STAND BY FOR JUST AH FEW MOMENTS PLEASE WE'LL BE BACK WITH YA
RDO TWR LC: THREE ZERO FIVE ROGER
0711 GMT
RDO TWR LC: THREE ZERO NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE HERO TOWER
RDO TWR LC: NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE HERO TOWER
0712 GMT
RDO TWR LC: NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE HERO TOWER
RDO TWR LC: NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE HERO TOWER
0713 GMT
RDO TWR LC: NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE HERO TOWER DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT EXIT THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE FRONT DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT AND EXIT FROM THE FRONT
NW305: AH HERO HERO THIS IS NORTHWEST AH THREE ZERO FIVE
RDO TWR LC: NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE HERO TOWER
NW305: OKAY SIR BE ADVISED THAT AH WE APPARENTLY AH OUR PASSENGER TOOK LEAVE OF US SOMEWHERE AH BETWEEN [guess: HERE] AND SEATTLE WE HAVE AH [guess: MADE] A RATHER CURSORY EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOR [guess: USE] AH [guess: BRIEF] CASE
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DB Cooper-4063
AND AH WE ARE UNABLE TO DO THIS WE WOULD LIKE TO SECURE THE AIRCRAFT WE'LL LEAVE THE BEACON ON WE'RE GOING TO WELL FACT OF THE MATTER IS WE'RE GOING TO SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN WE'RE GONE WE'RE GOING TO TAKE LEAVE OF THE AIRCRAFT WE WOULD REQUEST THAT AH WE HAVE GROUND TRANSPORTATION IF YA WOULD AH WE DON'T NEED THE FUELERS WE CERTAINLY THANK THEM FOR STANDING BY AND EVERYONE ELSE WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT AND HELP WE GOT AND IF WE COULD GET SOME AH TRANSPORTATION INTO AH WELL AH I THINK UNITED HAS AH OPERATIONS AH DEPARTMENT HERE DO THEY NOT
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0714 GMT
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RNO TWR IC: THREE ZERO FIVE AFFIRMATIVE DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING ON THE AIRCRAFT DEPART THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE FRONT ENTRANCE DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING ON IT JUST DEPART IT FROM THE FRONT WE WILL HAVE TRANSPORTATION AVAILABLE
NW305: OKAY AH HE ADVISED AH US GOT NO FRONT AH S[guess: T]EPS AND AH WE JUST SOON NOT HAVE ANYONE COME OUT HERE AH WE'LL GO DOWN THE BACK STEPS AND AH AH WE'LL BE TAKING LEAVE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND SHUTTING IT DOWN AT THIS TIME AND WE'LL STAND AH ON THE FORWARD PART OF THE AIRCRAFT AWAITING AH TRANSPORTATION
RNO TWR IC: DO YOU CAN YOU REMEMBER THE LAST TIME YOU VISUALLY OBSCUR OB . OBSERVED [guess: SA] THE HIJACKER
NW305: I'M SORRY I AH AH WE HAVE AH BEEN GIVEN ORDERS IF YOU'LL IF YOU'LL . PARDON US FOR AH NOT CUTTING YA SHORT BUT WE'VE BEEN GIVEN ORDERS NOT TO NOT TO AH ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME
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0715 GMT
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RNO TWR IC: THREE ZERO FIVE CAN YA STAND BY ONE MINUTE PLEASE.
NW305: OKAY STANDING BY
RNO TWR IC: ALL RIGHT YOU'RE GONNA EXIT THE AIRCRAFT NOW AND STAND BY THE FRONT IS THAT CORRECT
NW305: THAT IS AFFIRMATIVE THE ONLY THING THAT WE'LL NEED OUT HERE IS A GROUND TRANSPORTATION THE THE OTHER GENTLEMAN AH WE'LL [guess: THANK] [guess: THEM] VERY MUCH AS AH HE ALONG WITH YOU PEOPLE FOR THE [guess: FINE] SUPPORT THAT YOU -------------- WE'LL BE IN THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT AWAITING AH TRANSPORTATION
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DB Cooper-4064
RNO TWR LC: THREE ZERO FIVE TRANSPORTATION WILL PICK YOU UP AT THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT
0716 GMT
NW305: THANK YOU VERY MUCH AN OVER AND OUT
0720 GMT
NW305: AH RENO READ AN NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE SIR
RNO TWR LC: THREE ZERO FIVE NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE RENO TOWER
NW305: AH ROGER AH WE'VE GOT OUR [guess: APU] RUNNING OUT HERE AH AND THE AH [guess: FBI] AH [guess: FBI] HAVE COME ON BOARD WE AH WE'D LIKE TO REQUEST THAT AH AH ONE OF TWO THINGS EITHER WE HAVE A GROUND POWERED UNIT AH AVAILABLE SO WE CAN SHUT DOWN OUR [guess: APU] OR HAVE A FIRE GUARD WITH A BOTTLE AVAILABLE AH FOR FIRE PROTECTION PURPOSES
RNO TWR LC: ROGER STAND BY
0721 GMT
RNO TWR LC: THREE ZERO FIVE RENO TOWER
NW305: THREE ZERO FIVE GO AHEAD
RNO TWR LC: THEY WILL PROVIDE YOU A FIRE BOTTLE TEMPORARILY AND THEN BRING OUT THE POWER UNIT TO PLUG IT IN
NW305: OKAY FINE WE'RE GONNA TAKE LEAVE OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THIS TIME WE'LL BE OUTSIDE WAITING FOR THEM THANKS A LOT
RNO TWR LC: ROGER
NW305: GOOD NIGHT SIR
0722 GMT
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DB Cooper-4065
[guess: END] [guess: SNR] LO: GOOD [guess: NIGHT]
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DB Cooper-4066