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 13 of 16
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Part 110, page 17

DB Cooper-307Serials SE 164-81

Document date 16 February 1972

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SE 164-81

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"pleasant place." [REDACTED] said she then obtained a pay sheet and took down the following instructions from the hijacker:

"We're going to Mexico City - or any

place in Mexico - nonstop - gear down

- flaps down - you can trim the flaps

to 15, you can stop anywhere in Mexico

to refuel but nowhere in the United

States. The aft door must be open

and the stairs down. The altitude

under 10,000 feet, they know they

can't go over that. Cabin lights out

and everyone is to be forward of the

First Class Curtain."

When it was explained to the hijacker that the plane could not take off with the air stairs down, he supposedly said in a low tone,

"Yes they can, but the cockpit can put

it down after they get airborne."

These instructions were then given to the pilot. The above note written by [REDACTED] was then returned to the hijacker.

The stewardesses, [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] were then allowed to leave the plane.

The hijacker became upset because of the long delay on the ground and she told him it would be a few minutes longer while they filed a flight plan, to which he said,

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