Overview
- A light-sport aircraft struck the upper facade of China Zun (CITIC Tower) on Friday, June 26, producing a visible hole in the glass, falling debris and damage to nearby vehicles.
- Building occupants were evacuated and large emergency teams of police, firefighters and ambulances cordoned off the Guomao financial district and closed surrounding streets.
- Images and witness reports, backed by multiple outlets, identify the plane as a Sunward SA 60L Aurora with registration B-12PP but the operator, number of people on board and any casualties have not been confirmed by authorities.
- Unverified flight-tracking data published online appeared to show an anomalous or deviated trajectory before the impact and posts about the crash vanished quickly from Chinese social platforms as formal investigations began.
- China Zun is a 528-meter landmark in a highly sensitive zone where civilian flights require strict authorization so investigators will focus on how the aircraft entered restricted airspace and what safety or control failures may have occurred.