The D.B. Cooper Hijacking When the plane landed in Seattle, the passengers were released. The flight crew was not. Cooper instructed them to get back in the air after he received his $200,000 ransom demand. 1971-The crew of the Northwest Airlines jet that was hijacked.

The D.B. Cooper Hijacking When the plane landed in Seattle, the passengers were released. The flight crew was not. Cooper instructed them to get back in the air after he received his $200,000 ransom demand. 1971-The crew of the Northwest Airlines jet that was hijacked.