| Crash location | 32.603611°N, 83.756944°W |
| Nearest city | Byron, GA
32.653756°N, 83.759630°W 3.5 miles away |
| Tail number | N33116 |
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| Accident date | 15 May 2007 |
| Aircraft type | Piper J3-C-65 |
| Additional details: | None |
The pilot stated he departed Houston County airport at about 08:45 EDT and landed at Seaborn Smith's Airport (GE27) at about 09:15. There was about a 5 to 7 knot wind from the southeast. Both runways are grass and both are East - West. I headed upwind to the East and spent a few minutes before departing GE27. I attempted a "soft field" take-off with a nose up - Tail down. This gave me limited visibility over the nose of the airplane. The left quartering tailwind caused me to drift to the right into a fence on the right side of the runway. The accident occurred about 09:30 EDT.
The pilots failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff.