# Federal Bureau of Investigation n.d.: D.B. Cooper Hijacking > Federal Bureau of Investigation, n.d.. 16 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The baseline official narrative and the text of the 2016 statement. Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D6SWQQ43WDE/d-b-cooper-hijacking Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) --- [Sources](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources)[Hijacking of Northwest 305 (D. B. Cooper)](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper)Federal Bureau of Investigation n.d. **0** # D.B. Cooper Hijacking Federal Bureau of Investigation, n.d.. _FBI History, Famous Cases and Criminals_. The Bureau's own account of the 24 November 1971 hijacking: the demand, the exchange at Seattle, the jump a little after 8 pm, the NORJAK investigation with more than 800 suspects by 1976, McCoy's elimination, the 1980 money find, and the 12 July 2016 update that resources had been redirected. **Hijacking of Northwest 305 (D. B. Cooper)** Web pageCopy of **[The black clip-on tie and tie clip from seat 18E](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/artifacts/ART0D6SXTW41PX9/the-black-clip-on-tie-and-tie-clip-from-seat-18e)** Checked against the original0 ## What it's used for here The baseline official narrative and the text of the 2016 statement. ## Cited by on this site 16 records [He died in or soon after the jump, at night in rain over forest with a dummy reserve.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/answers/ANS0D6SXJJG4Z7M/he-died-in-or-soon-after-the-jump-at-night-in-rain-over) Answer ANS [He landed near Ariel and Lake Merwin, where the FBI's flight-path map and the 8:13 pm pressure bump put the…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/answers/ANS0D6SXFWJ33G4/he-landed-near-ariel-and-lake-merwin-where-the-fbis-flight) Answer ANS [The FBI composite sketches of the hijacker (A and B)](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/artifacts/ART0D6SXYHA5D1J/the-fbi-composite-sketches-of-the-hijacker-a-and-b) ART [The black clip-on tie and tie clip from seat 18E: photo](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/copies/CPY0D6SXV3Y73AR/the-black-clip-on-tie-and-tie-clip-from-seat-18e-photo) CPY [The main parachute left on the aircraft (NB-6 military bail-out rig): photo](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/copies/CPY0D6SXXJ256GS/the-main-parachute-left-on-the-aircraft-nb-6-military-bail) CPY [After 55 years, more than 1,000 suspects considered, and a public file, no person has been tied to the…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/evidence/EVD0D6SXDP85817/after-55-years-more-than-1-000-suspects-considered-and-a) Evidence EVD [McCoy hijacked United 855 on 7 April 1972 with a demand for cash and four parachutes and jumped; the method…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/evidence/EVD0D6SXBFY7ZJX/mccoy-hijacked-united-855-on-7-april-1972-with-a-demand-for) Evidence EVD [McCoy was an experienced skydiver with his own equipment and committed a parachute hijacking in 1972, so a…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/evidence/EVD0D6SXFCY5KWX/mccoy-was-an-experienced-skydiver-with-his-own-equipment-and) Evidence EVD [The FBI ruled McCoy out in August 1974 on the basis of witness descriptions and an alibi for Thanksgiving…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/evidence/EVD0D6SXC7C1QZX/the-fbi-ruled-mccoy-out-in-august-1974-on-the-basis-of) Evidence EVD [Dan Cooper hijacks Northwest Orient 305 and parachutes from it over south-west Washington](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/events/EVT0D6SX4X03FCR/dan-cooper-hijacks-northwest-orient-305-and-parachutes-from) EVT [Richard McCoy hijacks United 855 over Utah with the same method and is arrested within days](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/events/EVT0D6SX5CM0JTD/richard-mccoy-hijacks-united-855-over-utah-with-the-same) EVT [Dan Cooper (the hijacker)](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/people/FIG0D6SX1000K5P/dan-cooper-the-hijacker) FIG [The hijacking of Northwest 305 (D. B. Cooper)](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper) The mystery article MYS [Federal Bureau of Investigation](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/organisations/ORG0D6SX3NY4JBW/federal-bureau-of-investigation) ORG [Did he survive the jump?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/questions/QST0D6SXAGP58VP/did-he-survive-the-jump) Question QST [Who was the hijacker?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/questions/QST0D6SX9S8617C/who-was-the-hijacker) Question QST ## Cite it ``` Federal Bureau of Investigation (n.d.). D.B. Cooper Hijacking. FBI History, Famous Cases and Criminals. https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/db-cooper-hijacking ``` [Read it free at fbi.gov](https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/db-cooper-hijacking) Key **SRC** 0D6SWQQ43WDE Kind Web page Rights public-domain Kept 29 Oct 2026 Checked Against the published original Added by [apollo](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo) The record Bibliographic records are CC0. 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