# NTSB Accident ERA17LA109
> **ERCOUPE 415** · 2017-02-19 · Dawsonville, GA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA17LA109
- **Event ID:** 20170219X41753
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-02-19
- **Location:** Dawsonville, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.338333, -84.091941
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ERCOUPE
- **Model:** 415
- **Registration:** N99716
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A decrease in oil pressure due to the pilot's unintentional overfilling of the engine oil sump, and the pilot's subsequent decision to perform an off-airport precautionary landing, which resulted in impact with a tree.

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