A flight instructor, Leandro Andrés Bertazzo, dies after jumping from an aircraft during a lesson in Argentina, leaving a 22-year-old student to land the plane alone. Multiple reports say Bertazzo removed his headset and seatbelt, opened the door, and leapt out while the aircraft was in flight. The student then continues the flight and successfully lands the Cessna 150, according to accounts that describe Bertazzo telling the student something like “you know what you have to do” before the incident.
A flying school director expresses shock, saying there were no warning signs beforehand. Authorities are investigating the circumstances leading up to the instructor’s decision and how the incident unfolded during the training flight. The reports consistently describe the outcome as a safe landing by the student despite the instructor’s death mid-flight, while emphasizing that investigations are ongoing into the instructor’s actions and any contributing factors.
