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Pilot mysteriously falls to death during flight as trainee forced to ... SHARE A 42-year-old pilot has mysteriously fallen to his death during a flight as a young trainee was forced to land the plane. Leandro Andrés Bertazzo, 42, reportedly opened the door and jumped from the aircraft while in mid-air. The qualified commercial pilot was conducting a training flight with the 22-year-old woman when he allegedly jumped. READ MORE: Two killed as lorry carrying dangerous chemical explodes in huge fireball The student pilot was forced to take control and land the Cessna C-150 light aircraft safely on her own. According to the student, named Rosario, Leandro told her “you know what you have to do” and “keep going forward”. The pilot, who worked for Flying Parrot Flight School in Córdoba, Argentina, then removed his headphones, set aside his mobile phone, and unfastened his seatbelt. The plane that was reportedly being flown by Leandro Andrés Bertazzo. (Picture: Jam Press) Rosario said he then opened the cabin door – described as extremely difficult in flight due to air pressure – and jumped from an altitude of about 820 feet (250 metres). The aircraft was flying near the rural area of To…

Flight instructor jumps from moving plane in Argentina; student lands ... A pilot jumped out of a moving plane, and died, in Argentina on Saturday, prompting the student he was teaching to fly to land the aircraft by herself. The 42-year-old flight instructor with Flying Parrot Córdoba flying school, Leandro Andrés Bertazzo, was on board the Cessna 150 aircraft giving flying lessons to a 22-year-old student named Rosario, in Toledo, central Argentina. Rosario said that Bertazzo told her, “You know what you have to do, carry on”, before he took off his headset, unfastened his seatbelt, and opened the door of the aircraft to jump out of the plane. The plane was unharmed but Rosario was in shock. Eduardo Álvarez, the director of the flying school, said that he had not noticed any signs of the pilot’s plan to take the extreme step in the middle of a flying session. Earlier that day, Bertazzo had gone on a flight with another student, Álvarez said. “He made this tragic decision on board an aircraft with another person by his side. It’s impossible to think about it or understand it, but the human mind is so complex.” Describing Bertazzo as “a beautiful person with a great smile”, …

Argentinian flight instructor jumps to death from plane, 22-year-old student forced to land alone A 22-year-old student pilot was forced to land a Cessna 150 alone after her flight instructor jumped from the aircraft mid-flight over Córdoba, Argentina.

Flight instructor in Argentina jumps out of plane to his death mid ... Circumstances surrounding the tragedy are so bizarre that police are unable to explain how he fell from the aircraft. Photo from leobertazzo & flymetothefun/Instagram A flight instructor reportedly unstrapped himself and jumped to his death from a small aircraft mid-air, leaving his student pilot to land the plane alone. The incident occurred over Toledo, Argentina, on Jul. 6,The U.S. Sunreported. Leandro Bertazzo, 42, was found dead in a field following a 20-minute search after the alarm was raised. Bertazzo and his student were flying a Cessna C-150, a two-seat general aviation aircraft typically used for flight training. The student pilot said: “He took his headphones off, arranged his belongings including his mobile phone, took his seatbelt off, opened the door which is very difficult to open and jumped out.” At one point in the flight, Bertazzo reportedly turned to her and said, "You know what to do, keep moving forward.” The 22-year-old, who held a license but had limited flying experience, immediately raised the alarm and managed to land the aircraft safely on her own. The director of the flight…

Instructor Jumps From 150, Student Lands Safely - AvBrief.com Instructor Jumps From 150, Student Lands Safely News July 7, 2026 Updated: July 7, 2026 By Russ Niles Share Facebook X Linkedin ReddIt Print Leandro Bertazzo/social media A lot of solos begin with the instructor getting out of the airplane but they don’t usually do it at altitude. Authorities in Argentina are investigating the apparent suicide of flight instructor Leandro Bertazzo, 42, a former commercial pilot who had been instructing at Flying Parrot Cordoba at Coronel Olmedo Airport in central Argentina for four years. The company’s flight director Eduardo Alvarez said Bertazzo jumped from the Cessna 150 during the lesson. He said the instructor was matter-of-fact with his 22-year-old student, who reportedly had her pilot certificate but was inexperienced. “You know what to do, keep moving forward,” Alvarez quoted Bertazzo as saying to the student. “He took his headphones off, arranged his belongings including his mobile phone, took his seatbelt off, opened the door which is very difficult to open and jumped out.” The student apparently watched his final flight because she was able to direct authorities to the field…

Flight school pilot jumps to his death midair, leaving student to land ... Leandro Bertazzo was found dead following the incident on Saturday, July 4, 2026. From Leandro Bertazzo Student life Aviation news See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Threads Link Copied! Follow A pilot jumped out of the door of a moving plane to his death, leaving the student he was teaching to fly to land the aircraft by herself. Flight instructor Leandro Andrés Bertazzo, 42, was found dead following the incident, which took place in Toledo, central Argentina, on Saturday, according to a statement from the country’s public prosecutor, published Tuesday. Bertazzo was on board the Cessna 150 aircraft with a 22-year-old student named Rosario, CNN affiliate TN reported. The student said Bertazzo told her, “You know what you have to do, carry on,” before taking off his headset and seatbelt, opening the door and jumping out of the plane, TN reported. Eduardo Álvarez, director of the Flying Parrot Córdoba flying school where Bertazzo worked, told TN that there were no signs that the pilot was planning to throw himself from the plane. Bertazzo had gone on a flight with another student earlier that day, Álvar…

Flight school pilot jumps to his death midair, leaving student to land ... Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Pixabay Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (CNN) — A pilot jumped out of the door of a moving plane to his death, leaving the student he was teaching to fly to land the aircraft by herself. Flight instructor Leandro Andrés Bertazzo, 42, was found dead following the incident, which took place in Toledo, central Argentina, on Saturday, according to a statement from the country’s public prosecutor, published Tuesday. Bertazzo was on board the Cessna 150 aircraft with a 22-year-old student named Rosario, CNN affiliate TN reported. The student said Bertazzo told her, “You know what you have to do, carry on,” before taking off his headset and seatbelt, opening the door and jumping out of the plane, TN reported. Eduardo Álvarez, director of the Flying Parrot Córdoba flying school where Bertazzo worked, told TN that there were no signs that the pilot was planning to throw himself from the plane. Bertazzo had gone on a flight with another student earlier that day, Álvarez said. “He made …

"You know what to do": an instructor commits suicide mid-flight, his ... A 22-year-old student pilot successfully landed a training aircraft on her own after her instructor tragically fell to his death mid-flight in Argentina. The accident occurred on Saturday in a rural area near Toledo, in the province of Córdoba, during a training flight aboard a Cessna C-150. The instructor, 42-year-old Leandro Andrés Bertazzo, was with the young woman when the incident happened. The aircraft had taken off from Coronel Olmedo airfield for a training session. During the flight, the man exited the plane under circumstances that are still under investigation. The student pilot maintains control and rejoins the runway Left alone at the controls, the young woman kept the aircraft airborne and managed to reach the airfield and land unharmed. She then raised the alarm. The instructor's body was found in a field near the search area. The student already held a private pilot's license, but had few flight hours. This is why she was required to fly with an instructor or a safety pilot. Despite the shock, she managed to follow procedures and bring the aircraft back to the ground. The last words reported b…

Student pilot forced to land plane alone after instructor 'jumps to his ... Leandro Bertazzo is reported to have fallen to his death from the plane as he was training a student (Picture: JamPress) A student pilot has spoken of how she was forced to land a plane alone after her instructor ‘jumped to his death from the cockpit’ midway through the flight. The unnamed 22-year-old had been training with her instructor, 42-year-old Leandro Bertazzo, over Toledo, Argentina , on July 4, when he reportedly opened the window of the Cessna C150 plane and jumped. The student’s account of the incident states that she watched Bertazzo plunge to his death. While she previously thought he had deployed a parachute she soon realised that was not the case. Despite witnessing such a harrowing moment — and having only limited experience in flying — the student raised the alarm before landing the plane safely and unaided at Coronel Olmedo Airport, which is based in Cordoba and commonly used by flight schools for training pilots. Reports said Mr Bertazzo’s body was found in a nearby field 20 minutes later. The unnamed student had to land the Cessna C-150 alone (Picture: JamPress) Sign up for all of the …

Flight instructor says 'you know what you have to do' to student, jumps ... Aflightinstructor died after jumping out of a plane in the middle of a training session in central Argentina's Toledo, leaving his student to land the aircraft all by herself. Reportedly, 42-year-old Leandro Andrés Bertazzo was on a small plane with a 22-year-old student named Rosario when the incident occurred. Thestudentrecalled that Bertazzo removed his headset and seatbelt after telling her, “You know what you have to do, carry on.” According to CNN affiliate TN, the director of the flying school, Eduardo Álvarez, shared that there were no indications that the pilot was planning to jump out of the plane. Prior to flying with Rosario, Bertazzo went on a flight with another student the same day. “He made this tragic decision on board anaircraftwith another person by his side,” Álvarez said, adding, “It’s impossible to think about it or understand it, but the human mind is so complex.” Álvarez recalled Bertazzo as a “beautiful person with a great smile”. The director continued, “We are surprised that this has happened.” The director told media outlets that the incident left the student in “complete sh…

Pilot who jumped out of plane 'was going through a difficult time' ByPERKIN AMALARAJ, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published:13:38 EDT, 8 July 2026|Updated:15:02 EDT, 8 July 2026 60 Viewcomments The father of a piloting instructor who leapt to his death from a plane while giving a lesson to a 22-year-old student has said his son had been going through a 'difficult time'. Leandro Bertazzo, 42, flung himself from the pilot's seat of a Cessna C-150 on July 4, after taking off from Coronel Olmedo Airport near Córdoba, central Argentina. He is said to have told the young student he was flying with that day: 'You know what to do, keep moving forward.' Bertazzo, who described himself online as a former commercial pilot in Chile, was then found dead 20 minutes later in a field in the area the woman marked out as the place he could have fallen. According to Eduardo Alvarez, director of flight school Flying Parrot Córdoba where Leandro had worked as an instructor for four years, Leandro's father said his son had been going through 'a difficult time.' On top of this, according to Alvarez, the man's family revealed he had attended a consultation at a psychiatric hospital the week prior to h…

Argentina Flight instructor jumps to death from plane mid-training ... A flight instructor in Argentina died after jumping from a moving aircraft during a training session, leaving his student to land the plane on her own. The student, identified as 22-year-old Rosario, brought the Cessna 150 down safely and the aircraft was not damaged. Leandro Andres Bertazzo, 42, was found dead after the incident in Toledo, in central Argentina, on Saturday, according to a statement issued by the country’s public prosecutor and published on Tuesday. Bertazzo was on board the aircraft with Rosario, CNN affiliate TN reported. According to TN, the student said Bertazzo told her, “You know what you have to do, carry on,” before removing his headset and seatbelt, opening the door and jumping from the plane. Eduardo lvarez, director of the Flying Parrot Cordoba flying school where Bertazzo worked, told TN there had been no signs that the instructor was planning to jump from the aircraft. lvarez said Bertazzo had flown with another student earlier the same day. “He made this tragic decision on board an aircraft with another person by his side,” lvarez said. “It’s impossible to think about it or un…