# The rig is one of the two parachutes Cooper took from the aircraft (a main from Norman Hayden or the dummy…

> Still possible: The rig is one of the two parachutes Cooper took from the aircraft (a main from Norman Hayden or the dummy reserve).

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Answer · Hijacking of Northwest 305 (D. B. Cooper)

# The rig is one of the two parachutes Cooper took from the aircraft (a main from Norman Hayden or the dummy…

The rig is one of the two parachutes Cooper took from the aircraft (a main from Norman Hayden or the dummy reserve).

**Still possible** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** Its tests haven't settled it: one piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Its maker, model, serial number, modifications and rigger's marks match the FBI's 1971 record of the chutes supplied at Seattle and the testimony of the rigger Earl Cossey.
- Soil or biological traces on it fit south-west Washington.

## What would rule it out

- Manufacture or modification dates after 1971, or a serial inconsistent with the chutes supplied, or a documented history as McCoy's own sport or military rig.

## Evidence 1 for · 1 against

[Gryder calls it a 'one in a billion' rig: a heavily modified military surplus bail-out parachute of the kind…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/evidence/EVD0D6SXENG19J4/gryder-calls-it-a-one-in-a-billion-rig-a-heavily-modified)

Speculative

FOR

[The FBI returned the rig in December 2025 with no conclusion; its evidence policy returns items only when…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/evidence/EVD0D6SXEXA22DZ/the-fbi-returned-the-rig-in-december-2025-with-no-conclusion)

Suggestive

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[Is the parachute found on the McCoy property one of the Flight 305 parachutes?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/questions/QST0D6SXA1268DM/is-the-parachute-found-on-the-mccoy-property-one-of-the)

Part of [Who was the hijacker?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/questions/QST0D6SX9S8617C/who-was-the-hijacker)

Open3 answers, none ahead

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The rig is one of the two parachutes Cooper took from the aircraft (a main from Norman Hayden or the dummy… [Answer ANS0D6SXEDP314P]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D6SXEDP314P
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