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Flight Instructor Leandro Bertazzo Jumps From Cessna and Student Lands Alone as Prosecutors Open

Leandro Andrés Bertazzo dies by suicide after jumping from a Cessna 150 mid-flight during a lesson in Córdoba province, forcing his 22-year-old student, Rosario, to take control and land the aircraft alone.Prosecutors from the Federal Justice of Córdoba have seized the Cessna, taken witness statements and opened an inquiry while the aviation school and colleagues say there were no prior warning signs and that Mr. Bertazzo had given a normal lesson earlier the same day.Family members later disclosed that Mr. Bertazzo had been seeking psychiatric treatment and aviation groups and mental health advocates are calling for stronger screening, peer support and better access to psychiatric care for instructors and small-flight operators.
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