Four people have died in a small plane crash Friday near Houston, reports KPRC-TV.

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the crash. The accident happened just after 4 p.m.

A small plane took off from West Houston Airport and crashed in the woods nearby, according to officials.

The plane caught fire in the woods a quarter-mile east of the runway. The plane was destroyed by fire after impact.

All four passengers died when the single-engine Piper PA-32 went down, officials said.