District authorities say that only one person was in the two-seater light aircraft at the time of the incident.

Beijing's airspace is regulated by some of the strictest security measures in the world.

Beijing's airspace is regulated by some of the strictest security measures in the world.

A car-sized aircraft crashed into Beijing's tallest skyscraper, the 108-storey CITIC Tower, on Friday, according to two bystanders cited by Reuters.

A pilot has died and 13 others were injured after a small aircraft crashed into Beijing's towering CITIC Tower on Friday. The two-seat light sport plane struck the 108-story…