What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Adams hot air balloon caught fire, crashed into a house, and the house also caught fire, other circumstances are unknown. (-23) pilot privacy data omitted was operating hot air balloon N9808S at night near alpharetta, GA. The balloon was on a tether when a fuel line near the burner caught fire. The passenger (1) while the basket was near the ground, got out safely. The intensity of the fire increased and as the balloon began to ascend, the pilot jumped out breaking his left arm on impact with the ground. The tether burned into allowing the balloon to go on a 30 mile unmanned flight landing near Woodstock, GA. Property damage appeared minimal.
As the FAA filed it
ADAMS HOT AIR BALLOON CAUGHT FIRE, CRASHED INTO A HOUSE, AND THE HOUSE ALSO CAUGHT FIRE, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ WAS OPERATING HOT AIR BALLOON N9808S AT NIGHT NEAR ALPHARETTA, GA. THE BALLOON WAS ON A TETHER WHEN A FUEL LINE NEAR THE BURNER CAUGHT FIRE. THE PASSENGER (1) WHILE THE BASKET WAS NEAR THE GROUND, GOT OUT SAFELY. THE INTENSITY OF THE FIRE INCREASED AND AS THE BALLOON BEGAN TO ASCEND, THE PILOT JUMPED OUT BREAKING HIS LEFT ARM ON IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. THE TETHER BURNED INTO ALLOWING THE BALLOON TO GO ON A 30 MILE UNMANNED FLIGHT LANDING NEAR WOODSTOCK, GA. PROPERTY DAMAGE APPEARED MINIMAL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.