A small aircraft flew into the tallest skyscraper in Beijing on Friday. “A small plane crashes into a 109-story skyscraper in Beijing, sending debris down the building’s side,” Breaking Aviation News & Videos wrote. “Local reports say the pilot Liu Junhua was conducting a solo flight in the local airspace, took off from Shifosi Airport at 17:30, and at 17:40 prepared to return for landing. While joining the westbound route for Runway 18, the aircraft did not join the approach, deviated from the local airspace and continued flying on a constant heading of 270 degrees,” it continued. Watch the footage: A small plane crashes into a 109-story skyscraper in Beijing, sending debris down the building's side. Local reports say the pilot Liu Junhua was conducting a solo flight in the local airspace, took off from Shifosi Airport at 17:30, and at 17:40 prepared to return for landing.… pic.twitter.com/drmOgMvQ9E — Breaking Aviation News & Videos (@aviationbrk) June 26, 2026 Photos below: pic.twitter.com/pVGi1ts5L5 — Breaking Aviation News & Videos (@aviationbrk) June 26, 2026 More from The New York Times: The building is in the capital’s busy central business district, which was clogged with cars at evening rush hour. It was not immediately clear how many people were injured, if any were. The whereabouts and identity of the pilot were also unknown. Photos posted to social media from the site showed parts of an aircraft that appeared to be a lightweight model with only a few seats, registered to the airline Shuangyue General Aviation, a regional flight training provider. Calls to the company went unanswered. Data from FlightRadar, a flight tracking website, showed that the plane took off from an airfield in Beijing’s eastern Pinggu district. The plane circled the area before flying west into the city center. It was unclear if the crash was an accident or intentional. It was also unclear how the pilot was able to fly into the city center apparently unobstructed. Calls to the Civil Aviation Authority of China and a nearby police station in Beijing rang unanswered. “This aircraft is normally used for pilot training east of Beijing,” said Ian Petchenik, a spokesman for FlightRadar. He said that this flight was “out of character” with those types of flights, adding: “I don’t think we can rule anything out at this point.” CBS Evening News provided additional coverage: A small plane smashed into the side of the tallest building in Beijing. Injuries are unclear and Chinese officials are investigating. pic.twitter.com/QkwaVJ5yOO — CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil (@CBSEveningNews) June 26, 2026 A CNN journalist witnessed people evacuating the building and gathering on the streets. There was a heavy police presence near the skyscraper Friday evening. A small aircraft crashed into Beijing's tallest skyscraper before falling down in front of the building, according to eyewitnesses who spoke with Reuters and the Associated Press. Read more: https://t.co/pcJd0kTf8c pic.twitter.com/XIpzwtT0F4 — ABC News (@ABC) June 26, 2026 CNN shared further: Since May 1, the Chinese capital has been effectively drone-free under sweeping new rules. Residents are not allowed to buy, rent or fly drones without government approval within the city’s sprawling jurisdiction. So, even just the unusual presence of an aircraft in this area made this incident alarming for one resident, Anna, who spoke to CNN near the scene. “I heard a lot of policy and rules and laws about ‘Don’t use any aircraft in Beijing,’” she said. “So I’m actually scared about it, because this is central business district, how could they allow a flight in the air for 20 minutes to get into this district.” “We all can see it’s just a very, very small plane, and it’s also after work time, so probably I don’t think there will be a huge aftermath, but it’s still scary.” The post Tallest Skyscraper In Beijing Hit By Small Aircraft appeared first on 100PercentFedUp.com.