Plane crashes into Beijing’s tallest skyscraper the China Zun with wreckage plummeting to the ground
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A plane has crashed into Beijing’s famous CITIC Tower skyscraper, also known as the China Zun.
The small aircraft broke into pieces, plummeting to the ground after hitting the city’s tallest building, which stands at 109-storeys.
It appears from footage on social media that the skyscraper is largely undamaged, with two windows smashed on impact.
Police arrived on the scene and evacuated the building ahead of the crash, which happened around 6pm local time.
The entire tail of the plane, identified by local outlets as a B-12PP, was found lying on the road.
Smoke could be seen rising from the ground where parts of the aircraft sat smouldering.
It’s not currently clear if there are any casualties, with the pilot reportedly flying solo. The cause of the crash is also unknown.
The plane reportedly deviated from the flight path, according to Global.hk, after taking off from Shifosi Airport half an hour earlier.
It was due to turn around and return to the airport for 5.45pm, but flight monitoring lost tracking signal around Beijing’s East Fifth Ring Road.
After this, the aircraft was unable to be reached and moments later crashed into the skyscraper.