Small plane crashes into Beijing skyscraper

newsJun 26, 202635167

A small aircraft struck the CITIC Tower, also known as China Zun, Beijing's tallest skyscraper, on Friday evening June 26, sending debris and plane parts onto streets below and prompting the evacuation of the building. Eyewitness footage and videos show debris falling along the tower's side and small fires near the building's east entrance; police cordoned off the area and sealed roads around the Financial District. Multiple posts identify the plane as a two-seat sport aircraft operated by Shuangyue General Aviation Beijing and name the type as an SA 60L Aurora; one post named the pilot as Liu Junhua and gave takeoff and return times. Casualty status was unclear in initial reports and authorities have not released a confirmed casualty or damage toll. Media outlets including CNN and The New York Times covered the incident and local officials remain on scene handling the response.

The New York Times

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Breaking News: A small aircraft flew into Beijing's tallest building, sending debris and plane parts onto the streets below and prompting crowds to flee.

4845d ago

lakerider.bsky.social1

Yikes. Hopefully this is an isolated incident.

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Jason Rabinowitz13

Yikes. At least it looks like the building doesn't seem heavily damaged. Don't yet know what type of aircraft this was.

Staffan Landin3

Lite antiklimax för terroristerna bakom detta försök till 9/11-Japan.

Nirvana

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🚨DEVELOPING STORY🚨 ICYMI: A small plane crashes into the 109-story CITIC Tower, also known as China Zun in Beijing. Theplane company provides pilot training, recreational flights, and aerial photography. More to come... #Pinks www.cnn.com/2026/06/26/c...

2245d ago

Scott Horton

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Beijing police rope off area around CITIC tower after a plane flies into it. www.firstpost.com/world/beijin...

1945d ago

This Ain’t Michael2

Def not even close to the scale of what happened w 9/11. Damage seems to be contained to a 20'x20' face of the building. Still. It's crazy how just reading this headline brings up a reflex. Hope all are okay. Curious to learn what led to the event. www.cnn.com/2026/06/26/c...

AZ Intel

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Video shows debris falling after a small plane crashed into the CITIC Tower in Beijing, China.

2045d ago

SlavaUkraini033

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A small plane slammed into Beijing's tallest skyscraper. The plane, operated by Shuangyue General Aviation Beijing, struck the CITIC Tower (China Zun), breaking apart on impact — debris and small fires fell near the building's east entrance. Casualties unconfirmed; building was evacuated.

1145d ago

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SlavaUkraini0335

Updated Video from a plane crashing earlier today into Beijing's tallest skyscraper, the China Zun Tower. It is one of the top 10 tallest buildings in the world.

Omer Raz3

מטוס קל התרסק על גורד השחקים הכי גבוה בבייג׳ין. אחד המוזרים. ויש צנזורה כמעט מוחלטת על האירוע בתוך סין.

Patrick Chovanec

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The airplane that hit the office tower in Beijing was apparently a small sport aircraft, typically on 2 seats. From the damage, it looks like a glancing blow - but enough to down the plane into the crowded sidewalks below. m.youtube.com/watch?v=QfVT...

1645d ago

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William Moss6

I don‘t know about now, but when we lived in Beijing, general aviation was not allowed in vicinity of the city. You never saw light aircraft or helicopters over the city, outside of military parades and such.

ABC News Australia

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Small plane crashes into Beijing's tallest building, authorities seal off roads

645d ago

@johnathanperk.bsky.social

A plane just crashed into the largest skyscraper in Beijing.

745d ago

Ranked News

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445d ago

Winter

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Small plane crashes into a skyscraper in Beijing, China. Location is in the Financial District. Hit the tallest building, which has 109 floors

ASEAN TODAY Business & Travel News

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Small Aircraft Strikes Beijing’s Tallest Skyscraper: New Questions Raised About Security in China’s Most Restricted Airspace www.asiatoday.info #Asia #China #Beijing #PlaneCrash

244d ago

Alfref

@alfref.bsky.social

They crashed a plane into the tallest building in Beijing but what do u all know about that

245d ago

NoSacredCowFla

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One would think their aviation administration was run by Brian Bedford and the GOP. Or will the Chinese attack the wrong country for terrorism like Bush? Small Plane Crashes Into Tallest Building in Beijing www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/w...

245d ago

The Harbinger

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Been reported that an aircraft flew into the tallest #skyscraper in #Beijing in #China, despite them being very strict about their airspace and not even #drones are allowed youtu.be/pUsMDdC5Cs0?...

144d ago

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