# Accident 20001122041249A: Mccoy A J GENESIS, Fort Collins, CO, November 22, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 2000, 14:00 local time
- Place: Fort Collins, CO
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5203° N, 105.1397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5203&lon=-105.1397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9931W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9931W-2001-04-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mccoy A J GENESIS (registry code 05606Y3, https://openairdocs.org/model/mccoy-a-j-genesis) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001122041249A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN01LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA017), Nov 22, 2000: 2000 McCoy Genesis (N9931W), Fort Collins, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Failure of an airframe stringer due to improper construction by the builder/pilot which rendered the aircraft uncontrollable. A factor was failure by the builder pilot to follow procedures and secure…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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