Small aircraft crash in Beijing kills one person, injures 13, local govt says
Authorities said the single-engine aircraft struck the 108-story CITIC Tower and caused visible damage as investigators examined the rare crash.
- On Friday, a small aircraft crashed into the CITIC Tower in Beijing, killing the pilot and injuring 13 people, Chinese Authorities confirmed.
- At 5:55 p.m., a two-seat light sport aircraft collided with a high-rise building in the Chaoyang District, a vibrant business area, Authorities reported.
- Witnesses reported debris at the base of the 1,732-foot CITIC, with AFP journalists observing a hole in the windows of one of the building's upper floors.
- Police and ambulances swarmed the scene, where Video showed fire trucks blasting water at small flames and scattered wreckage beside the 108-story skyscraper.
- Authorities are "conducting further investigation into the incident" amid strict airspace restrictions in Beijing, which are imposed for public security reasons.
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In Beijing, a small aircraft flew into the city's tallest building. Almost a day the authorities remained silent about the incident, now they confirmed the pilot's death. Images of the crash on the Internet were deleted.
They are images that remind us of 9/11 – but they don't tell us about it in China. How a small plane could fly into the city's tallest skyscraper remains unexplained, and the government does a lot to keep it that way.
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Beijing's tallest skyscraper now has a jagged reminder of a rare aviation accident in the Chinese capital. Officials say a two-seat light sport plane slammed into the 1,700-foot-high CITIC Tower—aka China Zun—on Friday, killing the pilot, who was the only one on board, and injuring 13 others,...
A light aircraft crashed into Beijing's tallest building on Friday, killing the pilot and injuring 13 people who were not on board, the local government said after the unusual accident for the Chinese capital, where airspace is heavily restricted. Exclusive content for subscribers. For full access, follow the link to the article and register.
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