# NTSB Accident SEA00LA078
> **Piper PA-36-300** · 2000-04-22 · LEXINGTON, OR, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA00LA078
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20928
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-04-22
- **Location:** LEXINGTON, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.570884, -119.600273
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-36-300
- **Registration:** N82698
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions upon encountering a wind shift on takeoff.  A factor was variable winds.

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