Throwing projectiles at minecarts, boats (with chest), (glow) item frames, and paintings in creative mode will delete them

The Bug:

Throwing projectiles at minecarts, boats, item frames, or paintings in creative mode will delete them.

Steps to Reproduce:

• Switch into creative mode and obtain any throwable projectile, for example, some snowballs.
• Summon either a minecart, boat, item frame, or painting.
• Throw the projectile at the entity you just summoned.
• Take note as to whether or not throwing projectiles at minecarts, boats, item frames, or paintings in creative mode will delete them.

Observed Behavior:

Throwing projectiles at minecarts, boats, item frames, or paintings in creative mode will delete them.

Expected Behavior:

Throwing projectiles at minecarts, boats, item frames, or paintings in creative mode would not delete them.

Code Analysis:

Code analysis by Marcono1234 can be found in this comment.