DETROIT – A single-engine plane crashed Monday night near Coleman A. Young International Airport on Detroit’s east side.

The plane had been trailing a banner over the crowds gathered Monday for the downtown fireworks and was returning to the airport when it went down.

A  45-year-old woman who was on the ground near the crash site was electrocuted by falling wires.

She was taken to a local hospital and is in serious condition.

According to the Detroit Police Department, the plane struck a utility pole at about 9 p.m. at Shoemaker and Cooper, as it was making an emergency landing and brought down power lines.

it was unclear what forced the pilot to land near Interstate 94 and Gratiot.

The male pilot suffered minor injuries and climbed out of the plane. 

The plane came to rest in the middle of a street in the residential area with its nose on the pavement, just beyond a stop sign. It missed some cars that were parked at the curb. There was no smoke or fire.

The plane had been trailing a banner over the crowds gathered Monday for the downtown fireworks and was returning to the airport when it went down, Roach said. Police said the Federal Aviation Administration will investigate the crash.