Topline
A small plane flew into Beijing’s Citic Tower on Friday—the city’s tallest building—and dramatic video shared on social media shows debris plummeting dozens of stories onto streets where pedestrians fled to avoid being hit by falling glass and other rubble.
The Citic Tower, also known as the Zun Tower. was hit by a small plane on Friday, June 26, 2026.
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Key Facts
The plane appears to be a Sunward SA 60L Aurora owned by a local aviation company, according to CNN, a light-sport aircraft that holds only two people.
Information posted online by Flightradar24, which has not been verified, suggests the plane had significantly deviated from its planned flight path.
It’s unclear how many people were injured in the crash, and to what extent.
Also known as China Zun, the 109-story skyscraper is the headquarters of Citic Group, a state-owned financial conglomerate.
This is a developing story and will be updated.