Student Pilot's Instructor Suddenly Jumps Out Of Plane

Truth is stranger than fiction! A 22-year-old student pilot in Argentina was forced to land the plane herself, after the 42-year-old instructor bizarrely jumped out from 850 feet in the air to his death.

Student forced to land plane after instructor allegedly jumped out: Police

by Aicha El Hammar CastanoIvan Pereira | July 9, 2026

A 22-year-old pilot in Argentina was forced to land the plane she was training in after her instructor allegedly jumped midair to his death, investigators said.

The unidentified student was taking lessons at the Flying Parrot Cordoba school and had taken off from Toledo on Saturday with her instructor, Leandro Bertazzo, a school official told ABC News.

During the lesson, Bertazzo allegedly jumped out of the plane after telling the student that she knew what to do, the student had told police, according to the school.

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We never know what's going on in somebody else's mind.