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Leandro Bertazzo, a 42-year-old flight instructor, reportedly jumped from a Cessna C-150 during a training flight near Toledo, Argentina, on July 4. His body was found in a field shortly after the incident, and emergency services confirmed his death at the scene.
The Federal Justice of Córdoba is currently investigating the incident, with officials examining all circumstances, as witness accounts suggest a deliberate act. Leandro Bertazzo had flown earlier that day without issues and had been applying for a position with a major airline, though his family disclosed he had recently received psychiatric treatment.
Eduardo Álvarez, director of the Flying Parrot Flight School, expressed shock and stated, “There is no way to understand what happened,” following the incident involving Leandro Bertazzo, who allegedly jumped from a plane during a training flight. The Federal Justice of Córdoba is investigating the circumstances, with officials examining all evidence as local authorities confirm the aviation community is reeling from the tragedy.
What remains unclear — Investigators have not specified the reasons behind the instructor’s reported “difficult time” or the nature of his psychiatric treatment prior to the incident.
Flight instructor Leandro Bertazzo jumped from aircraft during training flight in Argentina
Leandro Bertazzo’s body was found in a field after he jumped to his death (Picture: Jam Press)
The flight instructor who jumped to his death from a plane in Argentina was going through a ‘difficult time’ before he died.
An unnamed 22-year-old student 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.
Leandro’s father told the director of the Flying Parrot flying school, Eduardo Alvarez, that his son was going through a ‘difficult time’ before the tragedy.
Alvarez added that Leandro’s family told him he had a consultation at a psychiatric hospital a week before his death.
Leandro lived with his parents in Cordoba, Argentina, and was single with no children.
He’s been remembered as a ‘wonderful person’ with a ‘great smile and clear outlook on life’.
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He’s been remembered for his smile and great outlook (Picture: Jam Press)
Alvarez added: ‘He was an excellent professional, always cheerful, and greatly admired by all his students.’
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.
His body was found in a nearby field (Picture: Jam Press)
Before he fell to his death, Leandro took off his headphones, arranged his personal belongings on board, took off his seatbelt and opened the door to jump.
Reports said his body was found in a nearby field 20 minutes later.
It’s also been reported that at one point during the flight Mr Bertazzo told her: ‘You know what to do, keep moving forward.’
An investigation into the instructor’s death is ongoing with officials saying the circumstances surrounding the accident are so unusual they are unable to explain how it might have happened.
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