BEIJING: The pilot who flew a small plane into Beijing’s tallest building last week wrote in his diary about “ending his life,” Chinese authorities said Thursday. Their investigation concluded that the cause of last Friday’s crash was “personal reasons,” according to a statement posted on social media by Beijing’s Chaoyang district government. The pilot, a 66-year-old man, died and 13 other people were injured. None of the injuries are life-threatening and one of the injured has been discharged, the government statement said.

Flight schools have been grounded and safety inspections are being carried out after the aircraft hit the tallest building in the capital.

Chinese authorities say the pilot who crashed a small plane into Beijing's tallest building last week wrote about “ending his life” in his diary.

Authorities in Beijing identify the person as a 66-year-old resident of the Chinese capital with a private pilot licence.

Authorities in Beijing identify the person as a 66-year-old resident of the Chinese capital with a private pilot licence.

A man who flew his plane into Beijing’s tallest skyscraper last week was a 66-year-old local resident who had expressed suicidal thoughts, Chinese authorities said Monday, amid…

BEIJING: The pilot who flew a small plane into Beijing’s tallest building last week wrote in his diary about “ending his life,” Chinese authorities said Thursday. Their…

The pilot who died after crashing a small plane into Beijing's tallest skyscraper, injuring 13 people, had mental health issues and had written about suicide in his diary,…

Authorities cite history of insomnia and anxiety, say flight deviated from planned route

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66-year-old pilot worked as a freelancer and obtained a sport pilot licence in 2021 and a private pilot licence in 2024, govt says.

BEIJING, July 2 — The pilot who died after crashing a small plane into Beijing’s tallest skyscraper, injuring 13 people, had mental health issues and had written about suicide...

Chinese authorities on Thursday revealed that the pilot who crashed a light aircraft into Beijing's tallest building last week had long suffered from anxiety and had written…

Pihak berwenang menuturkan, pilot itu juga telah menulis tentang bunuh diri di buku hariannya.

Tage nach dem Einschlag ins höchste Gebäude der Hauptstadt nennen die Behörden die Identität des Piloten. Der Sechsundsechzigjährige habe absichtlich gehandelt.

Liu, a Beijing native, suffered from insomnia and anxiety, Beijing’s Chaoyang district government said.

Selon un communiqué du district de Chaoyang dans la capitale chinoise, l’homme de 66 ans qui est mort en précipitant son appareil contre la Citic Tower le 26 juin et a fait…

Beijing authorities have identified the pilot as a 66-year-old man who suffered anxiety and chronic insomnia.

Las autoridades confirmaron que se trataba de un hombre divorciado y sin empleo fijo, sufría desde hacía mucho tiempo de insomnio y ansiedad

Chinese authorities have concluded that the pilot who crashed a light aircraft into Beijing's tallest skyscraper last week acted because of'personal reasons', saying the…