{"id":6793,"date":"2026-07-09T14:01:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T14:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=6793"},"modified":"2026-07-09T14:01:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T14:01:36","slug":"student-pilot-lands-safely-after-instructor-jumps-out-of-plane-mid-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=6793","title":{"rendered":"Student pilot lands safely after instructor jumps out of plane mid-flight"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><i><strong>If you or a loved one is feeling distressed, call or text the 988 Suicide &amp; Crisis Line for free and confidential emotional support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.<\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=6791\">Renewed US-Iran strikes threaten fragile ceasefire<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p><i><strong><u>CLICK HERE<\/u><\/strong><\/i><i><strong> for the warning signs and risk factors of suicide and\u00a0<\/strong><\/i><i><strong><u>CLICK HERE<\/u><\/strong><\/i><i><strong> for more on the 988 Lifeline.<\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n<p> <!-- --> <\/p>\n<p>A 22-year-old student pilot safely landed a plane after her instructor jumped out of the aircraft and died mid-flight, according to multiple reports.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>It happened Saturday in Argentina,\u00a0<u>La Nacion<\/u> reports.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<h2>Pilot jumps to his death<\/h2>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>What we know:<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>The student pilot told authorities that she and the pilot, 42-year-old Leandro Andr\u00e9s Bertazzo, were flying at an altitude of 850 feet when Bertazzo said, &#8220;You know what you have to do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Bertazzo then removed his headphones, unfastened his seatbelt, opened the plane door and fell out of the plane.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>The student pilot sent a message to air traffic control operators who helped her safely land the plane. The woman already had a license, but she had to have a pilot with her while she completed her required flight hours.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Bertazzo\u2019s body was found later that day.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Reports say it was Bertazzo\u2019s second flight of the day, and that he had &#8220;consulted with a psychiatric institution&#8221; a few days before his death.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=6787\">Charlie Kirk murder: Judge orders redactions to suspect Tyler Robinson\u2019s ex-lover\u2019s video testimony<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Eduardo \u00c1lvarez, the flight school\u2019s director, said Bertazzo had nearly a decade of experience and had worked at the flight school for four years.\u00a0 He described Bertazzo as &#8220;a beautiful person with a great smile.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That day, we saw Leandro like any other. He arrived cheerful, kissing everyone as usual,&#8221; \u00c1lvarez told La Nacion. &#8220;The only thing that stood out was that, instead of coming in his own car as usual, he had asked a student to pick him up at the house where he lived with his parents in a neighborhood in the city of C\u00f3rdoba. They were chatting away, and everything seemed fine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE: <\/strong><strong>Skydiving instructor dead after separation in air, student rescued<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He made this tragic decision on board an aircraft with another person by his side,&#8221; he told TN. &#8220;It\u2019s impossible to think about it or understand it, but the human mind is so complex.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s next:<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors in Argentina are investigating the incident.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p><i><strong>If you or a loved one is feeling distressed, call or text the 988 Suicide &amp; Crisis Line for free and confidential emotional support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.<\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p><i><strong><u>CLICK HERE<\/u><\/strong><\/i><i><strong> for the warning signs and risk factors of suicide and\u00a0<\/strong><\/i><i><strong><u>CLICK HERE<\/u><\/strong><\/i><i><strong> for more on the 988 Lifeline.<\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=6784\">Freedom Fuel gas station locations open as Trump pushes for lower energy costs<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 22-year-old student pilot safely landed a plane Saturday after her instructor jumped out of the aircraft and died mid-flight over Argentina.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6792,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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