Argentina pilot jumps to his death during lesson, leaving student to land plane by herself
New York Post • • world
Key Points:
- Argentinian flight instructor Leandro Andrés Bertazzo jumped out of a Cessna 150G mid-flight during a lesson on July 4, instructing his student to continue flying alone before his fatal plunge over Toledo, Córdoba.
- The 22-year-old student pilot, Rosario, who holds a private pilot’s license, safely landed the plane after being guided through emergency protocols by the flight school.
- Bertazzo’s body was found about 15 minutes after the jump, and authorities have launched an investigation into the circumstances of his death, seizing the aircraft for examination.
- The instructor had been secretly receiving mental health treatment, which was unknown to his colleagues, and officials expressed confusion over how he managed to open the aircraft door mid-flight.
- Bertazzo was an experienced pilot with multiple licenses, including Airline Transport Pilot and flight instructor credentials, and had worked briefly in Chile during his career.
