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Small plane crashes into Beijing's CITIC Tower, striking 109th floor

The Zioneer Intelligence Desk

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TL;DR

A small plane crashed into the CITIC Tower — Beijing's tallest skyscraper — on Friday afternoon, striking the 109th floor after veering off its approach to Shifosi Airport, according to local media. Debris including the wing fell into nearby streets; the building was fully evacuated, and no casualties have been reported so far.

01 · THE DISPATCH

A small plane crashed into the 109th floor of Beijing's CITIC Tower on Friday afternoon, striking the skyscraper after veering off its approach to Shifosi Airport, according to local media. Debris, including part of a wing, fell onto nearby streets; emergency services fully evacuated the building, and no casualties have been reported so far. The development deepens an incident The Zioneer first reported at 15:24 Jerusalem, when unverified reports described a collision shattering 109th-floor windows, followed by an all-clear indicating no injuries. At 18:06 Jerusalem, The Zioneer published a follow-up bulletin based on the same early reports, noting the building was evacuated and no casualties confirmed. The new detail — that the plane specifically struck the 109th floor after deviating from its airport approach — was not present in those earlier accounts, which did not specify a flight path or airport. No official source has yet attributed the new information, which remains as unverified as the initial accounts. The cause of the deviation remains unknown, and it is not yet confirmed whether the pilot or any passengers were aboard. Attribution & Background: The CITIC Tower, Beijing's tallest building at 1,752 feet (534 meters), is located in the central business district, as reported in previous The Zioneer coverage. @#$

02 · How it developed

5 developments

  1. Latest

    No casualties reported following the crash into the 109th floor

  2. Plane struck 109th floor after veering off approach to Shifosi Airport

  3. All clear given; no injuries reported following the building evacuation.

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