DEATH IN THE AIR

Influencer Dies After His Aircraft Crashes in Livestream Fireball

The strange contraption could fly up to 60 mph, he claimed.

An aviation influencer has crashed and died in the middle of a livestream viewed by hundreds of followers. Tang Feiji, 55, was flying his twin-rotor copter when he lost control and plummeted to the ground, with the craft erupting in a ball of flames, state media China News Service reports. Tang, who was from the city of Guangyuan in Sichuan Province, had some 100,000 followers on Douyin, an app similar to TikTok. State media reports, “His body was recovered from the crash site, and his family members have arrived to handle the aftermath.” Footage from Sunday’s incident circulating widely online shows the twin-rotor copter flying along. The video then cuts to a camera on the ground as the copter crashes, with flames roaring shortly afterward. Tang previously stated that he purchased the contraption for the equivalent of $49,000. He claimed it could travel at 60 mph and reach heights of 2,000 feet. His social media platforms were switched to private shortly after the incident.