Skydiver Brooke Baum, of Newport Beach, California, was killed on Friday, December 26, 2008, after her parachute failed to open during a jump at the Perris Valley Skydiving facility, at Perris Valley Airport in Riverside County, California. Baum, age 33, fell to her death after jumping out of the airplane at 12,500 feet. Baum was pronounced dead on the scene, in an open field on Goetz Road, in Perris, California. There have been similar deaths due to malfunctioning parachute equipment related to Perris Valley Skydiving.OCRegister.com: Newport Beach woman killed in skydiving accident (December 28, 2008)

1. July 2008: Keith Colwick died after a jump at Perris Valley Skydiving facilityPE.com: Fallbrook Skydiver Dies after Parachute gets...(July 7, 2008)
2. Coroner said the fatality was due to an equipment malfunctionPE.com: Fallbrook Skydiver Dies after Parachute gets...(July 7, 2008)
3. Representative for Perris Valley Skydiving said Colwick "made a bad decision"PE.com: Fallbrook Skydiver Dies after Parachute gets...(July 7, 2008)
4. June 2008: Riverside County Sheriff Deputy Richard Elvin Schindler died 14 miles southwest of Perris' skydiving sitePE.com: Fallbrook Skydiver Dies after Parachute gets...(July 7, 2008)
5. March 2005: Susan Michele Spray died after her parachute failed to deploy, landed a half a mile north of Perris Valley SkydivingLos Angeles Times: Skydiver Savored Joy, Accepted Risk March 14, 2005)
6. Perris was a 33-year-old aspiring writer from Huntington BeachLos Angeles Times: Skydiver Savored Joy, Accepted Risk March 14, 2005)
7. December 1983: Joe M. Caro was killed when his parachute did not open and reserve failed to open after a jump from the Perris Valley Skydiving centerThe New York Times: Skydiver Falls to his death as two daughters look on(December 31, 2008)