It is claimed that a woman previously flew a small aircraft from an airport east of Beijing, encountering no obstruction along the way, and crashed into a building in Beijing located about five to six minutes' flight time from Zhongnanhai.
Aviation blogger Tutu Laoshi posted a video stating that the pilot involved is another male around 60 years old, and the incident is related to personal romantic relationships.
The glass curtain wall on the 83rd floor of CITIC Tower in Beijing was breached, causing a fire. Rumors online suggest the aircraft involved may have turned off its transponder and deviated from its course. Building employees were urgently evacuated, and related news was heavily scrubbed on social media.
A single-engine, two-seat light sport aircraft collided with a high-rise building near the East Third Ring Road in Chaoyang District, Beijing, killing the pilot and injuring 13 people on site, sparking widespread attention and speculation about air defense safety.
On the evening of June 26, a sudden incident occurred at Beijing CITIC Tower (China Zun), where a small aircraft struck the building, causing a fire.
On the evening of June 26, 2026, CITIC Tower (China Zun), the tallest building in Beijing, was struck on its outer wall by an Aora light sports aircraft. After the incident, Beijing police quickly imposed temporary lockdowns and traffic controls, and the event drew high attention at home and abroad.
On June 29, 2026, it was reported that following the incident in which a small aircraft struck the CITIC Tower in Beijing, the Ministry of Public Security took the lead in setting up an investigation team to supervise and screen pilots' backgrounds and motives, and general aviation and light aircraft nationwide were subsequently ordered to halt takeoffs for at least 10 days.
Two naval aviators of the Southern Theater Command, Shi Shaoyong and Fang Ming, were killed on the same day during night flight training. The authorities disclosed their deaths only through the burials and obituaries, without releasing any report on the accident.
On June 10, 2026, Colonel Fang Ming and Lieutenant Shi Shaoyong of the Chinese Southern Theater Command's naval aviation died during training; after their tombstones in their hometown came to light, the South China Morning Post reported on July 10 that the military remained silent on the matter.
A China Eastern Airlines passenger aircraft crashed.