A Chinese-made Sunward SA 60L Aurora small aircraft crashed into Beijing's CITIC Tower, the city's tallest skyscraper, on ...
The CITIC Tower, also known as China Zun, has 109 floors and stands about 1,700 feet tall. Videos shared on social media showed the small plane hitting the skyscraper, shattering two windows of the building.
Thick smoke was seen rising from the ground floor of the building after the incident. Wreckage from the aircraft was scattered near the building, with one of the wings found lying beside the building.
The aircraft involved was identified as Sunward SA 60L Aurora, registration B-12PP. The building was emptied after the crash, but it was not clear how many people were injured or killed.
The pilot was the only person on board the aircraft when it crashed. Flight tracking data showed the aircraft had taken off from Shifosi Airport about 30 minutes before the incident and was preparing to return to the airport for landing at around 5:40 pm.
