A single-engine plane crashed into a Florida home on Monday , though it managed to land in the backyard with minimal damage to the house . The Beechcraft BE 36 plane 'clipped a power line , skimmed some trees and the struck the back porch of the home before landing ' according to police in Citrus County . Police received a call from the Inverness house around 3.45pm Monday and flew 75-year-old pilot Joseph Smith to a hospital for his injuries , which were minor . A Beechcraft BE36 plane landed in a backyard in Inverness , Florida on Monday after having engine trouble on its way up to the central part of the state . The plane managed to avoid landing on the house , which had its owners inside , though it hit a powerline and the back porch . The crashed plane 's pilot Joseph Smith , 75 , received minor injuries and was flown to a local hospital , according to police . Smith had reportedly been having engine trouble while flying from Marco Island , on Florida 's southwest tip , to Ocala , in the central part of the state . He decided to divert towards an airport two miles from where he crashed , according to WTSP . The pilot was the only one aboard the plane . Jennifer and Robert Hoar were inside their home playing pool before the harrowing experience , but were not injured , according to the Tampa Bay Times . The downed power line knocked out electricity to residents of the area , though it was later fixed . Other objects in the Citrus County , Florida , backyard that were damaged by the plane include an above ground pool and a glass table . Crews fixed a downed power line and the Federal Aviation Authority will investigate the circumstances behind the crash . An above ground pool in the backyard was also struck by the plane , which collided with trees and a fence . Glass from a table in the backyard was also shattered . The Federal Aviation Authority will investigate the cause of the crash . The aircraft was registered to Associated Packaging in Gallatin , Tennessee , according to Fox 17 . A Joseph Smith is listed as the owner of the company on the Better Business Bureau . The aircraft that landed in the backyard of the Florida home ( pictured ) was registered to a company in Gallatin , Tennessee owned by a Joseph Smith .
Beechcraft BE36 hit power line , trees , porch , pool and fence . Pilot , Joseph Smith , Monday , received minor injuries and treated at hospital . Plane had engine trouble and Smith wanted to divert to nearby airport . No injuries to residents who were home playing pool before crash .