Part 110, page 5
DB Cooper-295Serials 164-2111, SE 164-81
Document date 16 February 1972
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 110 p. 5 (DB Cooper-295), Report, dated 16 Feb 1972 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-110/pages/5
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FD-204 (Rev. 3-3-59)
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Copy to: 1 - USA, Seattle
Report of: SA CHARLES E. FARRELL Office: Seattle, Washington Date: February 16, 1972
Field Office File #: 164-81 Bureau File #: 164-2111
Title: UNKNOWN SUBJECT, aka Dan Cooper, NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT #305, PORTLAND, OREGON TO SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, 11/24/71
Character: CRIME ABOARD AIRCRAFT - HIJACKING; EXTORTION
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Synopsis: On 11/24/71, as Northwest Airlines (NWA) Flight #305 was taxiing to the runway, at Portland International Airport, a white, male passenger handed a note to Stewardess [REDACTED] advising, "Miss I have a bomb here and would like you to sit by me." The cockpit was advised of the hijacking and in contact with NWA officials, it was agreed by the pilot and NWA, that no intervention by law enforcement was desired. The hijacker then demanded $200,000 and four parachutes, which were to be ready at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) by 5:00 PM that date. After circling Sea-Tac for a period of time, plane landed at Seattle, at 5:46 PM and refueling was begun. Stewardess [REDACTED] acted as liaison in communica- ting hijacker's desires to the crew and also in bringing the money and parachutes on board. After the $200,000 was obtained by [REDACTED] and given to the hijacker, he allowed passengers to leave but not the crew. After the four parachutes, maps, food and radio were on board, he permitted the other two stewardesses to depart the plane. Hijacker instructed that they were going to Mexico City, but he finally agreed that the plane should go to Reno, Nevada, with flaps down, landing gear down and at under 10,000 feet altitude. Plane departed Sea-Tac at 7:46 PM and shortly after being airborne, he sent [REDACTED] to First Class Section and shortly thereafter the airstairs were lowered as signaled by a light in the cock- pit. Last communication from the hijacker was 8:05 PM, while the plane was flying on Vector 23, which is a southern heading between Seattle and Portland. At 8:11 PM, an "oscillation" or "pressure bump" of a serious nature was noted by the crew and they speculated, later confirmed by actual experiment on 1/6/72, that the pressure bump was probably caused by the hijacker leaving the aircraft. Search of the airplane on
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