More
    HomeWorldSmall aircraft crashes into Beijing’s tallest skyscraper

    Small aircraft crashes into Beijing’s tallest skyscraper

    Published on

    spot_img

    CNN- A small aircraft appeared to have struck the tallest building in China’s capital on Friday afternoon, in a shocking incident in one of the world’s most fortified cities.

    Dramatic footage from Beijing posted on social media showed debris falling from the 109-story CITIC Tower, also known as China Zun, as well as a tail section of the plane and a broken window of a taxicab on the ground.

    A CNN journalist witnessed people evacuated from the skyscraper gathering on the streets near the entrance, along with firetrucks, police cars and an ambulance.

    CNN has reached out to authorities as well as a number listed for the aircraft’s owner for information on the incident.

    Online images showing the plane’s registration code seemed to point to a domestically manufactured light sport aircraft, a Sunward SA 60L Aurora, owned by a local general aviation company.

    Unverified flight data from Flightradar24 posted online appeared to show a severely deviated flight path for the aircraft.

    Since May 1, the Chinese capital has been effectively drone-free under sweeping new rules. Residents are not allowed to buy, rent or fly drones without government approval within the city’s sprawling jurisdiction.

    This is a developing story and will be updated.

    This article was originally published by Antigua News Room. Read the original article here: Small aircraft crashes into Beijing’s tallest skyscraper.

    Latest articles

    Retirement Age For Judges in the OECS Set For Increase

    Editors Note: An earlier version of this news article erroneously attributed a statement to...

    ABCAS Student Wins 2026 National Tourism Youth Congress

    ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA SELECTS NEW JUNIOR TOURISM MINISTERJanica Adams has been named the new...

    LETTER: Antigua and Barbuda should stop pretending this is a battle they can win.

    Let’s be honest. Small Caribbean nations have limited leverage when negotiating with the world’s...

    Camille Andrew Becomes the First OECS Female to Earn a Medical Degree in Morocco

    Camille Andrew of Saint Lucia has successfully earned her Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree...

    More like this

    Retirement Age For Judges in the OECS Set For Increase

    Editors Note: An earlier version of this news article erroneously attributed a statement to...

    ABCAS Student Wins 2026 National Tourism Youth Congress

    ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA SELECTS NEW JUNIOR TOURISM MINISTERJanica Adams has been named the new...

    LETTER: Antigua and Barbuda should stop pretending this is a battle they can win.

    Let’s be honest. Small Caribbean nations have limited leverage when negotiating with the world’s...