What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)On November 22, 2000, at approximately 1400 MST, a mccoy genesis, N9931W, experimental, homebuilt aircraft was destroyed when it impacted the ground under unknown circumstances near Fort Collins, Colorado. The private pilot/builder of the aircraft received fatal injuries. The flight was operating in visual meterorlogical conditions under title 14 CFR part 91 and no flight plan had been filed. The flight departed from Fort Collins/loveland airport (fnl) at an unknown time earlier in the day. According to a witness, the wings folded up and the aircraft dove into the ground, trailing a parachute. Ground marks at the impact site provide conflicting information to the witness account. The aircraft did stream an emergency parachute at some point during the flight/descent.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON NOVEMBER 22, 2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 MST, A MCCOY GENESIS, N9931W, EXPERIMENTAL, HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES NEAR FORT COLLINS, COLORADO. THE PRIVATE PILOT/BUILDER OF THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METERORLOGICAL CONDITIONS UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM FORT COLLINS/LOVELAND AIRPORT (FNL) AT AN UNKNOWN TIME EARLIER IN THE DAY. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THE WINGS FOLDED UP AND THE AIRCRAFT DOVE INTO THE GROUND, TRAILING A PARACHUTE. GROUND MARKS AT THE IMPACT SITE PROVIDE CONFLICTING INFORMATION TO THE WITNESS ACCOUNT. THE AIRCRAFT DID STREAM AN EMERGENCY PARACHUTE AT SOME POINT DURING THE FLIGHT/DESCENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.