BURNET - A small single engine plane crash in Burnet has claimed the life of a pilot.

The accident happened only one mile from the Burnet airport.

The pilot was enroute to Spicewood, Texas. The pilot turned around to make an emergency landing at the Burnet airport, but his plane went down in the woods.

Before crashing, officials say he radioed a friend flying another plane about engine trouble.

The crash remains under investigation.