Hot air balloon had on board fire while tethered to the ground.

Attributes
ACN	442070
Time
Date	199907
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ryy.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Balloon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 970 flight time type : 45
ASRS Report	442070
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During a tether of my hot air balloon, an onboard fire occurred and I abandoned the basket.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HOT AIR BALLOON HAD ON BOARD FIRE WHILE TETHERED TO THE GND.

Narrative: DURING A TETHER OF MY HOT AIR BALLOON, AN ONBOARD FIRE OCCURRED AND I ABANDONED THE BASKET.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.