# Accident 19850717069899A: Piper J3C65, Goose Prairie, WA, July 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1985, 17:59 local time
- Place: Goose Prairie, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7798° N, 120.8804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7798&lon=-120.8804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70691, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70691-2018-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850717069899A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON FINAL LOW PASS OVER BOY SCOUT CAMP AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES. HAD BEEN DROPPING CANDY. EACH PASS AT LOWER ALTITUDE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA85FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA171), Jul 18, 1985: Piper J3-C-65 (N70691), Goose Prairie, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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