BEIJING | CITIC Tower | 1732 FT | 109 Floors

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source: FL360aero on X: "A single-engine Sunward SA-60L Aurora aircraft with registration B-12PP, flown by a lone pilot struck the CITIC tower in Beijing, reportedly around the mid-levels, around 65th floor area today. The aircraft was completely damaged on impact, also made a visible hole in the glass https://t.co/ffgTdTffmE" / X

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Wild. Chinese airspace is heavily restricted, especially around that building since the National Capital is in that area. No idea how someone was able to get a plane even close to this building

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lets not

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https://www.ft.com/content/343d5926-cfc3-43af-8cbe-3d3b3d194cf1?syn-25a6b1a6=1

light aircraft grounded

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Whats behind the paywall

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From a non-paywalled website, China has grounded all private light general aviation aircraft as well as suspending all private company flight training, pending inspections of flight schools.

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This could have been much worse.

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