ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- The Albemarle County Police Department says one person has been killed in a small plane crash overnight.

According to police, the crash occurred just before 11:30  p.m. Wednesday after county officials received a distress call from the pilot of a private, single-engine aircraft.

Attempts to get the plane to the Charlottesville Albemarle Airport were made, but the plane was not able to get there before it crashed.

ACPD and the Albemarle County Department of Fire Rescue both responded to the scene.

One person was inside the plane when it crashed in the area of Stillhouse Creek Road and Miller Lake Road.

The plane caught fire when it came down in the wooded area.

The Virginia State Police reports the pilot was the only occupant and did not survive the crash.

His remains have been taken to the Medical Examiner's Office for identification.

Both the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board have been contacted and will conduct an investigation into this incident.