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Student pilot left to land the plane after flight instructor jumps to his death

July 9, 2026

In the middle of a flying lesson, a flight instructor in Argentina reportedly jumped to his death, leaving a student pilot to land the plane herself.

“You know what you have to do,” instructor Leandro Andrés Bertazzo, 42, told his 22-year-old student Rosario, according to Argentinian news outlet Todos Noticias (TN) . After which Bertazzo reportedly took off his headset and seatbelt, opened the door and jumped out of the plane.

CNN reports the incident took place in Toledo on Saturday, per a statement published by the public prosecutor on Tuesday. Despite being in “complete shock,” the student pilot managed to land the plane.

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