ReportSeattle summary report re NORJAK hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight 305, with table of contents, search maps and NWA landing-zone analysis30 May 1973page 5 of 19
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Part 95, page 264

DB Cooper-42671Serials SE 164-81

Document date 30 May 1973

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SE 164-81

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The hijacker then dictated the following:

"I want $200,000 by 5:00 p.m. in cash". (No specification as to denomination, age or sequence of bills). "Put it in a knapsack. I want two back parachutes and two front parachutes" (no other specification concerning para- chute types). "When we land I want a fuel truck ready to refuel" (probably his flying experience caused him to add this). "No funny stuff or I'll do the job" (the first attempted parachute skyjacking had been foiled about 12 days earlier by the hijacked aircraft's crew.)

The hijacker showed both Stewardesses the contents of his briefcase and stated it was an electrical device and requested the aircraft radio be used as little as possible.

The hijacker explained why he hijacked this plane by stating "it's not because I have a grudge against the airlines, it's because I have a grudge."

The hijacker then added that the flight suited his time, place and plans (probably the convenience of a Portland to Seattle flight suited the hijacker).

The hijacker very carefully demanded that each and every note either written by him or dictated to the stewardess by him be returned to him and he also had a used match cover which was used to convey notes returned to him.

Stewardess [REDACTED] showed Stewardess [REDACTED] the demand notes and then went to the cockpit where she displayed them to the captain of the aircraft. She thereafter remained in the cockpit where she prepared thirteen pages of notes concerning the hijacking.

The aircraft landed at Sea-Tac at 5:46 PM, PST, at which time $200,000. in twenty dollar bills, weighing 19 pounds, two back chutes and two chest chutes were given to him in a white canvas bag. The passengers then were allowed to deplane as were Stewardess [REDACTED] and another stewardess.

The hijacker went to the lavatory just behind row 18 (the row he which he was sitting) and as he exited the lavatory he was seen carrying the briefcase on its side in both arms, with a 12"x16"x4" light-colored package on top of the briefcase.

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