China says pilot crashed small plane into skyscraper for 'personal reasons'

The 66-year-old, who died in the crash, had anxiety and referenced "ending his life" in his diary.

China Releases Details About Pilot Who Crashed Plane Into Beijing Skyscraper

City authorities said the pilot had suffered from insomnia and anxiety and had expressed a desire to end his life.

By Lily Kuo

Beijing plane crash pilot suffered from ‘insomnia and anxiety’, police say

Pilot who was living alone after divorce had ‘repeated references’ to suicide in diary, according to authorities

Papua separatists kill American pilot in ‘message’ to US and Indonesia

Rebels shoot pilot and set his civilian ⁠plane on fire amid long-running low-level battle for independence in region Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive easternmost region of Papua have shot dead an American pilot and set a civilian ⁠plane on fire, in what a spokesperson for a local militant group described as a “message” to the US and Indonesian governments. Sebby Sambom, ⁠a spokesperson for the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB), named the pilot as Nicholas F Gosselin and said...

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Papua rebels shoot American pilot dead, torch plane to send ‘message’ to US

Rebels in Indonesia’s restive easternmost region of Papua on Thursday shot ⁠dead an American pilot and ⁠set a civilian plane on fire in ⁠what a spokesperson for a local separatist group described as a “message” to the US and Indonesian governments. A low-level battle for independence from Indonesia has long raged in the resource-rich western half of Papua, where attacks by independence fighters have grown deadlier and more ‌frequent as they have procured better weaponry. Sebby Sambom, a...

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Pilot who hit Beijing's tallest tower wrote about 'ending his life', officials say

The pilot who flew a small plane into Beijing's tallest building wrote in his diary about “ending his life”, Chinese authorities said Thursday, aiming to end speculation swirling around an incident that raised concerns about aviation security in China's capital.

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US pilot 'killed', plane torched in Papua; rebels call attack a 'message' to America & Indonesia

Separatist rebels in Papua claim to have killed an American pilot and burned a civilian plane, alleging it ferried Indonesian military personnel. The West Papua National Liberation Army stated the attack was a message to the US and Indonesian governments. Authorities confirmed the aircraft was found burnt but could not immediately verify the rebels' claims or the pilot's death. This incident escalates the ongoing low-level insurgency in the region.

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Beijing plane crash: Chinese pilot had written about ‘ending his life’, says official probe

Pilot Who Crashed Plane Into Beijing Building Wrote About Suicide In Diary

The pilot -- surnamed Liu -- was divorced, lived alone in Beijing and "had long suffered from insomnia and anxiety, and his diary contained multiple references to 'ending his life'", the capital's Chaoyang district government said in a statement.

Pilot who hit Beijing tower wrote about ending life, govt says

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 said Thursday. The 66-year-old man flew a light aircraft into the 528-metre (1,732-foot) CITIC Tower in Beijing’s Central Business District on Friday at 5:55 pm (0955 […]

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Pilot who hit Beijing tower wrote about ending life – Govt

Authorities reveal the pilot who crashed into Beijing’s CITIC Tower had mental health issues and wrote about suicide, raising aviation safety concerns. Read More: https://punchng.com/pilot-who-hit-beijing-tower-wrote-about-ending-life-govt/

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China says pilot crashed small plane into skyscraper for ‘personal reasons’

The pilot who crashed his small plane into Beijing's tallest skyscraper last week was suffering from "chronic insomnia and anxiety" and did so for "personal reasons", authorities said Thursday.

By Emmanuel Tetteh