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, 75, 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 .