Argentina Flight Instructor
Jump To His Death Midflight …
Student Lands Plane Solo
Published
July 8, 2026
1:43 PM PDT
A flight instructor in Argentina jumped to his death in the middle of a training flight … abandoning his student midair and forcing them to bring the plane down for a landing all by their lonesome.
Pilot Leandro Andrés Bertazzo was flying the plane Saturday, teaching 22-year-old student Rosario when he turned to her and said … “You know what you have to do, carry on.”
Bertazzo then took off his headset, unbuckled his seatbelt, opened the door and jumped to his death … according to prosecutors in the South American nation.
Rosario was able to land the aircraft safely … despite being in absolute shock.
According to CNN affiliate TN … the director of the Flying Parrot Córdoba flying school — where Bertazzo worked — said there were no signs the pilot was planning to kill himself.
In fact, Bertazzo had reportedly gone on a flight with another student earlier in the day.
It’s not yet known what caused Bertazzo to exit the aircraft mid-flight … but prosecutors are launching an investigation.
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