On July 18, 1985, a Piper J3-C-65 (registration N70691) was involved in an aviation accident near Goose Prairie, WA. This summary draws on records from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) historical archive.
An aircraft struck trees while performing low-level passes over a Boy Scout camp to drop candy bars for scouts, with witnesses noting the final pass was made at slow airspeed.
What happened
The aircraft was engaged in low-level flight operations directly over a Boy Scout camp. According to witness accounts, the pilot executed three separate passes over the facility during which bags of candy bars were dropped to the scouts gathered below. On the fourth pass, the aircraft made contact with trees.
Witnesses reported that this final approach was conducted at a slow airspeed. The specific altitude and exact point of impact are not detailed in the available records, but the collision with the tree line resulted in damage to the aircraft.
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