{"id":87640,"date":"2026-06-27T07:16:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T11:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/a-look-back-small-aircraft-crashes-in-beijing-over-the-last-two-decades\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T07:16:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T11:16:11","slug":"a-look-back-small-aircraft-crashes-in-beijing-over-the-last-two-decades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/a-look-back-small-aircraft-crashes-in-beijing-over-the-last-two-decades\/","title":{"rendered":"A Look Back: Small Aircraft Crashes in Beijing Over the Last Two Decades"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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BEIJING \u2014 Witnesses described a startling scene on Friday when a small aircraft, roughly the size of a car, collided with the tallest building in Beijing \u2014 an unusual event in China’s capital, where the airspace is subject to strict controls.<\/p>

The following is a timeline of notable small aircraft and helicopter crashes in Beijing over the past two decades, drawn from aviation authority records and Chinese state media reports.<\/p>

On July 6, 2022, a tourist helicopter went down during a flight between Beijing’s Changping and Fangshan districts, claiming the lives of both pilots aboard.<\/p>

On July 30, 2018, a civilian helicopter came down in a parking lot in a village located in Beijing’s Chaoyang district. Investigators attributed the crash to pilot error, and four people on board were injured.<\/p>

On June 6, 2015, a small training helicopter plunged into Miyun Reservoir, resulting in the deaths of two people.<\/p>

On April 10, 2014, another small training aircraft went down into a river near Miyun Reservoir. One pilot was killed and the other was injured in the crash.<\/p>

On August 17, 2011, a police helicopter crashed into Miyun Reservoir while making its way back from a search-and-rescue training exercise. Four of the five crew members on board lost their lives.<\/p>

On July 12, 2008, a helicopter operating in the remote Pinggu district struck a high-voltage power line while spraying pesticides, causing the aircraft to crash and catch fire. The pilot was killed.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A small aircraft about the size of a car struck Beijing’s tallest building on Friday, shocking witnesses in a city where airspace is tightly regulated. The rare incident prompted a look back at other small aircraft and helicopter crashes in the Chinese capital over the past 20 years. Aviation authority records and Chinese state media reports document several deadly incidents dating back to 2008.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":87639,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[832],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1782558971229.jpg?fit=450%2C271&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-mNy","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":87612,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/small-plane-crashes-into-beijing-high-rise-killing-one-and-injuring-13\/","url_meta":{"origin":87640,"position":0},"title":"Small Plane Crashes Into Beijing High-Rise, Killing One and Injuring 13","author":"Admin","date":"June 27, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A small aircraft slammed into a high-rise building in Beijing's Chaoyang district on Friday, leaving one person dead and 13 others hurt. 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