Airplane catches fire after landing at Linden, NJ airport
LINDEN – A single-engine plane caught fire moments after landing at Linden Airport on Sunday afternoon, leaving the pilot burned.
The fire engulfed the small Sonex fixed-wing plane as it taxied down a runway to park around 3:25 p.m., according to the FAA. Linden police say the pilot exited the plane before first responders arrived and suffered severe burns to his arms and lower limbs.
He was taken to the Burn Center at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston.
The pilot was identified on the FAA website as Shmuel Judkovitz of Brooklyn. According to his Linkedin account, he owns SJ Computers, Inc. and Information Technology and Services.
The aircraft was built in 2003.
Judkovitz piloted the plane on a 77-mile flight to Cross Keys Airport in Monroe Township, Gloucester on Sunday morning, according to FlightAware.com. He left Cross Keys at 2:25 p.m. for the return flight and arrived in Linden at 3:12 p.m.
Aircraft after catching fire at Linden Airport on 10/07/22
Dan Zarrow contributed to this report
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