{"id":5890813,"date":"2026-07-17T09:55:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T07:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/db-cooper-northwest-305-hijacking-1971-unsolved\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T11:15:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T09:15:07","slug":"dirottamento-del-volo-northwest-305-del-1971-da-parte-di-db-cooper-caso-irrisolto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/it\/db-cooper-northwest-305-hijacking-1971-unsolved\/","title":{"rendered":"Il dirottatore che si \u00e8 lanciato nel vuoto"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style><p>Nel pomeriggio del 24 novembre 1971, un uomo tranquillo in abito da lavoro si present\u00f2 allo sportello della Northwest Orient a Portland, in Oregon, e pag\u00f2 in contanti un biglietto di sola andata per Seattle. Dichiar\u00f2 di chiamarsi Dan Cooper. Poche ore dopo sarebbe sceso dal retro di un Boeing 727 in una gelida notte con $200,000 dollari legati al corpo, per poi svanire nel nulla, tanto che, a distanza di mezzo secolo, nessuno sa chi fosse o se sia sopravvissuto.<\/p><p>Si tratta dell&#039;unico dirottamento commerciale irrisolto nella storia americana e del mistero pi\u00f9 affascinante nella storia dell&#039;aviazione.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f5f5f5;padding:20px;border-radius:8px;margin:24px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:.03em\">INFORMAZIONI RAPIDE<\/p><table style=\"border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px;line-height:1.5\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Data<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0\">24 novembre 1971<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Volo<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0\">Northwest Orient 305, da Portland a Seattle<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Aeromobili<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0\">Boeing 727-100<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Alias<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0\">\u201cDan Cooper\u201d (la stampa lo trasform\u00f2 in \u201cDB\u201d)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Riscatto<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0\">$200.000 in banconote da $20, pi\u00f9 quattro paracadute<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>La fuga<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0\">Salt\u00f2 dalla scaletta posteriore in volo, sopra Washington<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Stato<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0\">Mai identificato; l&#039;FBI ha chiuso il caso nel 2016.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Una bomba, un biglietto e un drink.<\/h2><p>Cooper aveva un aspetto assolutamente ordinario: sui quarantacinque anni, abito scuro, cravatta nera, camicia bianca. Ordin\u00f2 un bourbon e soda mentre l&#039;aereo attendeva il decollo. Poi, poco dopo le tre, consegn\u00f2 un biglietto all&#039;assistente di volo Florence Schaffner. Quando lei lo infil\u00f2 in tasca senza leggerlo, lui si sporse e le disse sottovoce di dargli un&#039;occhiata.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #d32f2f;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>\u201c&quot;Ho una bomba nella mia valigetta.&quot;\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>\u201cDan Cooper\u201d<\/strong> \u2014 Il biglietto consegnato a un&#039;assistente di volo, 24 novembre 1971<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Apr\u00ec una valigetta economica quel tanto che bastava per mostrarle un groviglio di fili e bastoncini rossi, e dett\u00f2 le sue richieste: quattro paracadute e duecentomila dollari in banconote da venti. Quando il Boeing 727 atterr\u00f2 a Seattle, scambi\u00f2 con calma i 36 passeggeri con il denaro e i paracadute, tenne a bordo alcuni membri dell&#039;equipaggio e ordin\u00f2 all&#039;aereo di tornare in volo, diretto a Citt\u00e0 del Messico, a bassa quota e a velocit\u00e0 ridotta.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=1843915108  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/6\/6c\/Northwest_Boeing_727_airstair_%281975%29.jpg\" alt=\"Un Boeing 727 della Northwest con la scaletta posteriore abbassata\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">La scaletta posteriore del Boeing 727, che poteva essere abbassata in volo: la via di fuga di Cooper. Foto: Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TWFN32gwwuw\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;font-style:italic;text-align:center;margin-top:-8px\">Il resoconto dell&#039;FBI sul dirottamento e la caccia all&#039;uomo.<\/p><h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Nella notte<\/h2><p>Da qualche parte sopra le oscure foreste del sud-ovest dello Stato di Washington, poco dopo le otto di sera, Cooper fece qualcosa di quasi impensabile. Abbass\u00f2 la scaletta posteriore del jet in movimento e, con due dei quattro paracadute e la borsa piena di soldi, si lanci\u00f2 nel vuoto.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>\u201cSi lanci\u00f2 dal retro dell&#039;aereo con un paracadute e il denaro del riscatto... Cooper scomparve nella notte e il suo destino finale rimane un mistero ancora oggi.\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Ufficio federale di investigazione<\/strong> \u2014 Dal suo fascicolo sul dirottamento<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Il Boeing 727 atterr\u00f2 sano e salvo a Reno alle 22:15. Cooper, il denaro e due paracadute erano spariti. L&#039;FBI avvi\u00f2 una vasta indagine, denominata in codice NORJAK, interrog\u00f2 centinaia di persone e, nel giro di cinque anni, arriv\u00f2 a identificare pi\u00f9 di 800 sospetti. Nessuno di loro si rivel\u00f2 essere Cooper.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=501671689  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/ef\/Money_stolen_by_D._B._Cooper.jpg\/1280px-Money_stolen_by_D._B._Cooper.jpg\" alt=\"Parte del denaro del riscatto recuperato nel 1980\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">Parte del riscatto \u2014 1.000.000 \u00a3 in banconote da 1.000.000 \u00a3 deteriorate \u2014 fu ritrovata da un ragazzo sul fiume Columbia nel 1980, con numeri di serie corrispondenti. Foto: FBI \/ Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">L&#039;indizio nel fiume<\/h2><p>Per nove anni non ci fu alcuna notizia. Poi, nel 1980, un ragazzino che scavava sulla riva sabbiosa del fiume Columbia ritrov\u00f2 un pacco in decomposizione di banconote da venti dollari \u2013 1.045.800 in tutto \u2013 e i numeri di serie corrispondevano esattamente al riscatto richiesto. Fu l&#039;unica traccia fisica del denaro mai ritrovata, e non fece altro che infittire il mistero anzich\u00e9 risolverlo. Come ci era finito l\u00ec? Cooper era sopravvissuto?<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>\u201c&quot;Forse Cooper non \u00e8 sopravvissuto al salto... si era lanciato in una zona boschiva di notte, una situazione pericolosa anche per un professionista esperto, cosa che, a quanto pare, Cooper non era.&quot;\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Ufficio federale di investigazione<\/strong> \u2014 Sulla possibilit\u00e0 che il dirottatore sia sopravvissuto<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>L&#039;FBI ha formalmente chiuso le indagini nel 2016, senza essere riuscita a identificare Cooper pi\u00f9 di quanto non lo fosse stata nel 1971. Cooper ha per\u00f2 lasciato un&#039;eredit\u00e0 nel cielo: dopo la sua fuga, la flotta di Boeing 727 \u00e8 stata dotata di un dispositivo \u2013 la &quot;paletta di Cooper&quot; \u2013 che impedisce di abbassare la scaletta posteriore in volo, in modo che nessuno potesse mai pi\u00f9 ripetere il suo trucco. L&#039;uomo si \u00e8 semplicemente ritirato nell&#039;oscurit\u00e0 ed \u00e8 diventato una leggenda. Da qualche parte, il resto del denaro potrebbe essere ancora l\u00ec ad aspettare.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fy170NrEjfc\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;font-style:italic;text-align:center;margin-top:-8px\">L&#039;unico dirottamento che l&#039;America non \u00e8 mai riuscita a risolvere.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fpl4XAiRN2A\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;font-style:italic;text-align:center;margin-top:-8px\">L&#039;eterno mistero di DB Cooper.<\/p><p style=\"font-style:italic;font-size:14px;color:#555\">Fonti: Federal Bureau of Investigation; Britannica; History.com.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f4ff;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:16px 20px;margin:32px 0 8px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600;color:#333\">Post correlati<\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/flight-961-the-hijacking-that-ended-in-the-ocean\/\">Volo 961: il dirottamento finito nell&#039;oceano<\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/trump-ditches-new-air-force-one-flies-old-jet-home-2026\/\">Trump abbandona il nuovo Air Force One e riporta a casa il vecchio jet.<\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/darpa-ai-venom-f-16-first-autonomous-flight-eglin-2026\/\">L&#039;intelligenza artificiale della DARPA ha appena fatto volare un vero F-16<\/a><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the afternoon of 24 November 1971, a quiet man in a business suit walked up to the Northwest Orient counter in Portland, Oregon, and paid cash for a one-way ticket to Seattle. 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