Tag: Beijing Plane Crash
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Beijing Identifies 66-Year-Old Pilot Surnamed Liu Killed in Crash Into City’s Tallest Building
The pilot killed when a plane crashed into Beijing’s tallest building last Friday was a 66-year-old man surnamed Liu, Beijing’s Chaoyang district government said on Thursday, as officials sought to end speculation about the incident. Without identifying the 108-storey CITIC Tower, headquarters of one of China’s largest state-owned conglomerates, the Chaoyang government said Liu had…
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Pilot Dead, 13 People Injured After Plane Crashes Into Beijing’s Tallest Building
Authorities have released updated details following the tragic aircraft crash into Beijing’s tallest skyscraper, the 109-story CITIC Tower (China Zun), on June 26. Officials confirmed that the single-engine, two-seat light aircraft was carrying only the pilot, who was killed in the crash. Thirteen people on the ground were injured after debris and shattered glass fell…
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Small Aircraft Hits Beijing’s Tallest Skyscraper, Prompting Evacuations – Plane Struck the Upper Floors of Citic Tower, Scattering Debris in Central Business District
A domestically produced Chinese aircraft reportedly crashed into the 109-storey-tall CITIC Tower, also called China Zun, Beijing’s tallest skyscraper, with visuals showing two of the building’s windows being shattered by the impact. Several videos went viral on social media, showing fragments of the small plane falling from the 1,700-foot-tall building. Thick smoke rose from the…
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