ReportFBI report by SA Charles E. Farrell (Seattle) re NWA Flight 305 hijacking by 'D.B. Cooper' - synopsis, table of contents and 'The Hijack' section16 February 1972page 11 of 16
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Part 110, page 15

DB Cooper-305Serials SE 164-81

Document date 16 February 1972

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SE 164-81

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The two chest parachutes were obtained from [REDACTED] at Issaquah, Washington. They were delivered to NWA facilities by Washington State Patrol, but because of heavy commuter traffic, their delivery was slowed.

The plane landed at Sea-Tac at 5:46 PM and was parked on an unlighted runway, away from the terminal and other traffic. The fuel trucks immediately began to refuel the plane and [REDACTED] and Seattle Police Department [REDACTED] [REDACTED] who had brought the money from the airport, approached the plane in the previously mentioned unmarked Seattle Police Department vehicle.

The flight stairs were positioned at the front door of the aircraft and [REDACTED] left the airplane and approached the car occupied by [REDACTED] where she picked up the money, parachutes, food, maps and radio for cockpit communication.

Just before [REDACTED] left the airplane for the first time, the hijacker got up from his seat with the attache case in his hands and went to one of the two lavatories just behind row 18.

All communications between the hijacker and the cockpit were through [REDACTED] by use of the interphone or by the notes delivered to the cockpit by [REDACTED]. The flight crew at no time talked to or saw the hijacker.

The briefcase was described by the three stewardesses as being a dark brown or black inexpensive, imitation leather attache case or briefcase. Stewardess [REDACTED] said the briefcase measured about 12"x18".

[REDACTED] passenger, observed the hijacker as he left the rest room and she said he was carrying the briefcase on its side in both arms and observed a package on top of the briefcase, which was approximately 4" deep and about 2" shorter than the width of the attache case. [REDACTED] further described the package as light in color, possibly very light yellow with a light pink tinge.

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