# Plane hits Beijing's tallest building **URL:** \ **Category:** Greater Forumosa\ **Created:** [June 27, 2026, 10:44pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/plane-hits-beijings-tallest-building/258300 "2026-06-27T22:44:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PeiHua-Connie](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/a4c791/32.png) [@PeiHua-Connie](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/PeiHua-Connie)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 10:44pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/plane-hits-beijings-tallest-building/258300/1 "2026-06-27T22:44:39Z")
Scary news > **[The Associated Press (AP) (@apnews) on Threads](https://www.threads.com/@apnews/post/DaF_UdyFMlp/chinese-authorities-say-a-small-plane-that-crashed-into-a-building-in-beijing)** > > Chinese authorities say a small plane that crashed into a building in Beijing killed the pilot and injured 13 people. ---
**Author:** ![ponlaihop](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/ponlaihop/32/102107_2.png) [@ponlaihop](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/ponlaihop)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2026, 5:31am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/plane-hits-beijings-tallest-building/258300/2 "2026-06-28T05:31:08Z")
the published photos show surprising small damage ![IMG_1492](https://forumosauploads-12829.kxcdn.com/original/4X/2/7/e/27eb1c58fedadbc7fd75aeae42f3a2c13b85b4d4.jpeg) ![IMG_1491](https://forumosauploads-12829.kxcdn.com/original/4X/9/d/a/9da8c9c04f7cfd2e18ec15074c8dc8587d8ba96b.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![tempogain](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/tempogain/32/264650_2.png) [@tempogain](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tempogain)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2026, 6:20am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/plane-hits-beijings-tallest-building/258300/3 "2026-06-28T06:20:43Z")
That doesn’t look like the damage you’d expect from a light “general aviation” plane. ---
**Author:** ![ponlaihop](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/ponlaihop/32/102107_2.png) [@ponlaihop](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/ponlaihop)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2026, 9:33am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/plane-hits-beijings-tallest-building/258300/4 "2026-06-28T09:33:54Z")
Reuters reports it as “The aircraft was a small two-seat, single-engine light-sport ​Aurora SA60L made by China’s Sunward, ​Flightradar24 data shows.” [https://www.reuters.com/world/china/small-aircraft-crash-beijing-kills-one-person-injures-13-local-govt-says-2026-06-27/](https://www.reuters.com/world/china/small-aircraft-crash-beijing-kills-one-person-injures-13-local-govt-says-2026-06-27/) ---
**Author:** ![ponlaihop](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/ponlaihop/32/102107_2.png) [@ponlaihop](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/ponlaihop)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2026, 9:34am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/plane-hits-beijings-tallest-building/258300/5 "2026-06-28T09:34:52Z")
> **[Sunward SA 60L Aurora](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunward_SA_60L_Aurora)** > > The Sunward SA 60L Aurora is a Chinese light-sport aircraft, designed and produced by Sunward Aircraft, a division of Hunan Science and Technologies Co Ltd, an industrial machine manufacturer located in the Lu Gu High Technology Development Zone. The aircraft is intended to be supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft. > The Aurora was designed to comply with the US light-sport aircraft rules. It features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under... ![image](https://forumosauploads-12829.kxcdn.com/original/4X/9/2/7/9278de352cfdee5b38f99bb4c3de935b000ec8c0.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Brianjones](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/eada6e/32.png) [@Brianjones](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Brianjones)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2026, 10:54am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/plane-hits-beijings-tallest-building/258300/6 "2026-06-28T10:54:15Z")
Very light plane, possibly hit the building at an angle. You won’t find out any real info about it anyway, they are still covering up the pilot who nose dived his plane full of passengers straight into the ground a few years back. ---
**Author:** ![Shaun008](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/shaun008/32/209482_2.png) [@Shaun008](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Shaun008)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2026, 10:51pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/plane-hits-beijings-tallest-building/258300/7 "2026-06-28T22:51:39Z")
> [@ponlaihop](#): > > [Sunward SA 60L Aurora - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunward_SA_60L_Aurora) > > ![image](https://forumosauploads-12829.kxcdn.com/original/4X/9/2/7/9278de352cfdee5b38f99bb4c3de935b000ec8c0.jpeg) There is a link to a photo of the actual aircraft in the other thread, I found it on one of the aircraft spotter type websites.