{"id":2619482,"date":"2026-06-26T10:48:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T14:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/small-plane-crashes-into-beijings-tallest-building\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T10:49:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T14:49:34","slug":"small-plane-crashes-into-beijings-tallest-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/small-plane-crashes-into-beijings-tallest-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Small plane crashes into Beijing&#8217;s tallest building"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsmall-plane-crashes-into-beijings-tallest-building%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2619482&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/plane-crashes-in-residential-neighborhood-in-santee-calif\/\" title=\"Plane crashes in residential neighborhood in Santee, Calif.\">small airplane crashed<\/a> into Beijing\u2019s tallest building, the 109-story CITIC Tower (also known as China Zun), causing a visible gash several floors down. The incident occurred on Friday, drawing a large police presence and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-mocked-trump-for-hiding-in-his-bunker-after-antifa-and-black-lives-matter-insurrectionists-tried-to-storm-the-white-house-last-year-injuring-dozens-of-cops\/\" title=\"Biden Mocked Trump for \u2018Hiding in His Bunker\u2019 After Antifa and Black Lives Matter Insurrectionists Tried to Storm the White House Last Year, Injuring Dozens of Cops\">emergency response<\/a>. Bystander videos verified by the New York Times captured debris falling from the collision as people scrambled to safety, with witnesses describing the noise as louder than fireworks. the tower, completed in 2018 and standing over 1,760 feet tall, sustained surface damage.The Chinese authorities have not yet issued an official statement regarding the event.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/plane-crashes\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1746\">small airplane crashed<\/a> into <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/beijing\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3271\">Beijing\u2019s<\/a> tallest building on Friday, sending debris falling into the street below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The aircraft flew into China\u2019s 109-story CITIC Tower, located in the central business district of Beijing, drawing a large police presence to the streets and the area surrounding the tower below. A gash in the side of the building, several floors down from the top of the tower, is visible in images from the <em>Associated Press<\/em>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4626140\/us-military-venezuela-earthquake-relief\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>US military \u2018surging forces\u2019 to Venezuela for earthquake relief efforts<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4625487\/iran-strikes-cargo-ship-strait-of-hormuz\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Iran strikes cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz, endangering Trump\u2019s peace<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4625239\/foreign-national-icc-judges-sue-trump-administration-new-york-court-sanctions\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Foreign ICC judges sue Trump administration for sanctioning them: \u2018Financial death penalty\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A\u00a0video circulating\u00a0on social media, taken by bystanders on the street, shows the aircraft debris falling from the collision site as people on the ground run to safety. The video was verified by outlets such as the <em>New York Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">The surface of the  Citic Tower also known as Zun Tower is damaged in Beijing, Cina, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo\/Han Guan Ng) Correction: source of the damage removed as it is unknown and name of the building added<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/06\/localimages\/AP26177437933561.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The surface of the Citic Tower also known as Zun Tower is damaged in Beijing, China, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo\/Han Guan Ng) Correction: source of the damage removed as it is unknown and name of the building added<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Chinese government and local emergency response authorities have not yet issued an official comment on the collision.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A bystander told <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/beijing-steps-up-police-presence-around-citys-tallest-tower-reuters-witnesses-2026-06-26\/\"><em>Reuters<\/em><\/a>  that the collision \u201cwas so loud \u2014 louder than fireworks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The skyscraper, also called \u201cChina Zun\u201d stands over 1,760 feet tall, and was completed in 2018.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">A passerby tries to take photo of the damage on the Citic Tower also known as Zun Tower in Beijing, China, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo\/Han Guan Ng)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/06\/localimages\/AP26177473145579.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A passerby tries to take photo of the damage on the Citic Tower also known as Zun Tower in Beijing, China, Friday, June 26, 2026. 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