A pilot died Tuesday morning when the small plane he was piloting crashed near an airport south of Denver, Colorado.

South Metro Fire Rescue confirmed a twin-engine Cessna 404 crashed around 4:40 a.m. near the 6600 block of South Billings Way in Centennial.

Officials say the plane took off at about 4:30 a.m. MT from Centennial Airport and then crashed about 1.5 miles northeast of the runway, only 5-10 feet away from houses, near Arapahoe Road, between Potomac Drive and Jordan Road. It also ignited a small blaze that firefighters put out after a nearby homeowner called 911, reports USA Today.

The pilot, who has not been identified, was the only person on board the twin-prop Cessna. Although the plane went through a couple of backyards, no one else was injured.

According to 9NEWS Meteorologist Belen De Leon, there was very light snow falling with mostly cloudy skies during the time of the crash. There were also light winds at 3 mph, while it was 3 degrees below zero and visibility was 10 miles.

A witness said he spotted the plane passing over Centennial Airport while he was driving in the area. He said the aircraft was heading east and flying extremely low.

"He veered right and went straight down," Steven R. told ABC 7 News Denver. "I knew something was not right."

In November, an elderly couple walked away without any injuries after a small cargo plane crashed into their home in Chicago, only inches away from where they were sleeping. The pilot, however, died at the scene when his Aero Commander 500-B plane slammed into the Southwest Side house at around 2:40 a.m. on Nov. 18.

Officials said the crash occurred shortly after taking off from the Midway International Airport. That's when the twin-engine plane aircraft crashed through the ground floor into the basement of the red-brick home.