The aircraft carried the registration B-12PP, which tracking service Flightradar24 identified as a Sunward SA60L Aurora, a two-seat single-engine sport plane, according to the FT. In some footage, the name of a flying school based in eastern Beijing appeared on the fuselage. Its manufacturer, Hunan-based Starair Aircraft, lists the model’s maximum take-off weight at 600kg and top cruising speed at 220km/h.
A plane hit Beijing’s tallest tower. Then the official silence began
