# Incident 20170930014269I: Cameron Balloons US A-250, Perris, CA, September 30, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2017, 09:00 local time
- Place: Perris, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 33.7825° N, 117.2286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Perris, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7825&lon=-117.2286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6800T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6800T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons US A-250 (registry code 1880119, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-a-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMERON BALLOONS US A-250
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170930014269I

## Narrative

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

THE JUMPER EXITED A HOT AIR BALLOON, N6800T, PILOTED BY COMMERCIAL PILOT AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 5000 FT. THE BALLOON FLIGHT WAS UNREMARKABLE AND REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF EXITING DIFFICULTIES. PARACHUTE DEPLOYMENT MALFUNCTIONED FROM SEPARATION OF THE LEFT SIDE, THREE RING ATTACH ASSEMBLY, INDICATIVE OF A HIGH-SPEED DEPLOYMENT. THE ENSUING HIGH RATE OF DESCENT RESULTED IN A FATAL IMPACT.

THE JUMPER WAS US NAVY LT CMDR SETH STONE.

JUMPER WAS A COMBAT EXPERIENCED, HIGHLY DECORATED AND SEASONED NAVAL OFFICER.

JUMPER WAS A MEMBER OF THE US NAVY SEAL TEAM.

THE PARACHUTE WAS A SPORT RAM AIR RECTANGULAR CANOPY PACKED BY THE JUMPER. NO RESERVE PARACHUTE WAS USED, NOR WAS ANY ANEROID, AUTOMATIC OPENING DEVICE INSTALLED.

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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