A small plane crashed into the tallest building in Beijing, killing the pilot and injuring 13 people. Authorities are investigating the circumstances of the crash and the damage.
A small plane crashed into the CITIC Tower in Beijing’s Chaoyang district on Friday, killing its pilot and injuring 13 others, local authorities said Saturday. TASR informs about it according to the reports of the AFP and Reuters agencies.
A small plane crashed into the upper floors of the tallest building in Beijing, China on Friday. Footage posted on social media showed debris falling from the 528-meter-tall CITIC Tower, the back of a plane and a broken window of a taxi on the street.
Photos published on the Internet indicated that it was a domestically produced Sunward SA 60L Aurora light sports aircraft. According to CNN, this model is owned by a local general aviation company.
The skyscraper, also known as China Zun, is the headquarters of Citic Group, one of the largest state-owned financial conglomerates in China. The iconic hourglass-shaped building was completed in 2018 and can be seen from all over Beijing.
