What happened
On Friday, June 26, 2026, a Sunward SA 60L Aurora (registration B-12PP) operated by Shuangyue General Aviation crashed into Beijing’s CITIC Tower, the city’s tallest skyscraper. The single pilot, a 66-year-old Beijing resident, was killed; 13 others were injured. The Chinese government completed its investigation rapidly, attributing the crash to "personal reasons" based on the pilot's diary, which contained expressions of ending his life. A key operational impact was the suspension of all general aviation flying in China. While the damage to the 109-story tower was limited to glass panels with no structural damage, the incident prompted heightened surveillance and the temporary halt of GA operations