Part 112, page 34

DB Cooper-7060Serials SE 164-81

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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."

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[guess: CW'S] [guess: LOANED] MEXICO A PLEASANT PLACE [illegible] is his [guess: view] [guess: SCANNING] OF AIRPLANES

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DEF [guess: INDICATES] [illegible] [guess: Mr. knows] [illegible] [guess: TRAINING] & [guess: POSSIBLE]

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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."

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CAN THEY OR THEY NO.

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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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b6 b7C

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FBI Seattle field office case number for the D.B. Cooper hijacking. A stewardess (name redacted) obtained a pay sheet and recorded the hijacker's instructions: fly to Mexico City or anywhere in Mexico nonstop, gear down, flaps down (trim to 15), refuel only in Mexico not the U.S., aft door open with stairs down, altitude under 10,000 feet, cabin lights out, everyone forward of the First Class curtain. Handwritten marginal notes apparently commenting on the hijacker's knowledge of Mexico and aircraft, partially illegible. Handwritten marginal notes near the altitude instruction, partially illegible, possibly commenting on the hijacker's apparent training or knowledge of aircraft operations. When told the plane couldn't take off with stairs deployed, the hijacker quietly insisted they could, and that the cockpit crew could lower the stairs after becoming airborne. Handwritten marginal annotation questioning or commenting on the hijacker's claim that the plane could take off with stairs down. The hijacker's instructions were relayed to the pilot and the written note was returned to the hijacker. The stewardesses (names redacted) were allowed to deplane. The hijacker grew upset at the ground delay; a female crew member told him it would be a few more minutes while a flight plan was filed, and he began to respond. FOIA exemption markings indicating redactions are under exemption b6 (personal privacy) and b7C (law enforcement - personal privacy). Page 13 of the original document; Vault reference DB Cooper-7060.

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Multiple redacted blocks (black rectangles) obscure names
Handwritten marginal annotations are partially illegible
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Some handwritten notes in margins are difficult to decipher

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