A routine flight lesson in Argentina ended in tragedy after a flight instructor reportedly jumped from a moving aircraft, leaving his 22-year-old student alone at the controls to land the plane herself. Leandro Andrés Bertazzo, 42, was killed Saturday after exiting a Cessna 150 during a training flight near Toledo, Córdoba Province, according to Argentina's Public Prosecutor's Office. Authorities said Bertazzo was conducting a lesson with a student called Rosario when, without warning, he removed his headset and seatbelt before opening the aircraft door. According to CNN, Bertazzo told his student, "You know what you have to do, carry on," before jumping from the aircraft. Rosario, who was left alone in the cockpit, successfully landed the plane despite being in what officials described as a state of complete shock. The aircraft was not damaged during the emergency landing.
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