Part 77, page 396

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the parachutes were going to leave the plane," brought to the plane. Rataczak said.

"The hijacker had speci- After the plane took off fied that I was to go out to from Seattle en route to meet the messenger bring- Reno, the hijacker told Tina ing the messenger chutes," to walk up to the cockpit, Tina said. "He told me that close the curtain there and he did not want the messen- stay there. He had beside ger coming close to the him the brief case with what plane. He had specified that he said was the bomb in it. he wanted the money in a "As we put down in Reno knapsack but it arrived in a I took hold of the micro- kind of laundry bag — phone," Capt. Scott said, which displeased him. But "and called out to him. We he took it." referred to him as 'Sir' all

The plane then had to be through the experience. I refueled. It was during that called him Sir and told him time that Capt. Scott said he I needed further directions. felt the most endangered. I got no answer, so I called "It seemed to be taking too again." long," he said. "The hijack- er got restless and we kept With that continuing si- getting messages from our lence Capt. Scott and his office which bothered him." crew got up, unlocked the door and looked around the Finally the plane took off curtain. The plane was in the configuration de- empty. manded by the hijacker, full flaps down at about 200 After the Reno stop the miles an hour. crew was flown back to Se- attle and then returned to The crew had a bad min- St. Paul late Thursday. ute when the hijacker or- They told their story to dered four chutes. "That Northwest Airline officials sounded to us like three pi- at a debriefing session be- lots and a passenger were fore they met the press.

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