By Admin 
On Friday (26 June 2026), a plane suddenly collided with CITIC Tower, the tallest building in Beijing, the capital of China. In this accident, the skyscraper suffered a lot of damage and the debris of the plane fell on the ground, the video of which is going viral on social media. This 109-storey building in Guomao district of Beijing is also called China June.
Plane collides with Beijing’s tallest building
According to the report of the British newspaper The Sun, in the video going viral on social media, it can be seen that the plane hit a part of the tower, due to which about two windows of the building were broken and the plane broke into pieces as soon as the impact occurred. Parts of the plane are seen falling down from above, while smoke is seen rising from the debris spread on the ground.
Today afternoon, a domestically produced light-type B-12PP aircraft hit the first high-rise building in 北京 – 中国尊 pic.twitter.com/CobNs6fSBA
— Sea (@Sea_Bitcoin) June 26, 2026
After this accident, security has been immediately increased in the entire area. According to the report of news agency Reuters, a large number of police have been deployed around the building. People passing by are being stopped from recording pictures or videos of the building. In view of the relief work, the security personnel have completely closed many roads around the building.
Single engine light aircraft hits tower
The local administration has not yet confirmed the number of casualties in this accident, nor has any information been given about the people on board the plane. Flightradar24’s records show that it was a ‘Sunward SA60L Aurora’ aircraft. It is a two-seat, single-engine light sports aircraft, manufactured by China’s ‘Starair Aircraft Company’. To fly any small aircraft in Beijing, approval is required from both the Civil Aviation Authority and the Chinese Air Force.
Beijing has recently implemented very strict rules regarding its airspace, under which there is a complete ban on flying aircraft or drones for entertainment without permission. There is also a ban on flying, selling or renting drones in the capital, only ‘Yanqing’ district has been given separate approval for drone testing.
A user named Mona Jin wrote on Instagram, ‘Is this China’s version of 9/11? what a fright.’ 9/11 was the largest and most devastating terrorist attack in American history. The terrorists crashed two planes into the North and South Towers of the World Trade Center, the skyscrapers considered the pride of New York City.