In a horrifying incident, an experienced flight instructor in Argentina died after jumping from a moving aircraft during a training flight, leaving his 22-year-old student to land the plane on her own. Leandro Andrés Bertazzo, 42, was aboard a Cessna 150 with his student, Rosario, when the incident occurred near Toledo in central Argentina on Saturday.
According to Argentine media outlet TN, cited by CNN, Bertazzo unbuckled his seatbelt, removed his headset, opened the aircraft door and jumped from the plane.
Before exiting the aircraft, he told his student that she knew what to do and should continue flying. "You know what you have to do; carry on," he said before making the tragic jump.
Despite the shock, Rosario managed to remain calm and safely landed the aircraft without damage.
Bertazzo's body was later recovered, and Argentina's public prosecutor confirmed that an investigation has been launched to determine the circumstances surrounding his death.
Eduardo Alvarez, director of the Flying Parrot Córdoba flying school where Bertazzo worked, said there had been no indication that the instructor was planning such an act. He revealed that Bertazzo had completed another training flight with a different student earlier the same day without any signs of distress.
