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A California flight instructor, Danna Eady, 41, and her two sons were killed when their single-engine plane crashed on a hilltop near Sierra Sky Park Airport in Fresno; her husband Craig survived with severe burns. The National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation, and a fundraiser was launched to cover medical costs and family needs. Eady was an active member of Fresno’s aviation community.
A 42-year-old flight instructor, Leandro Bertazzo, jumped from a moving Cessna 150 during a lesson in Toledo, central Argentina, leaving his 22-year-old student Rosario to land the plane by herself. Rosario managed to land safely and the aircraft sustained no damage, while Bertazzo died. Prosecutors will investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.
A veteran Argentinian flight instructor, Leandro Bertazzo, jumped from a moving Cessna 150G during a training flight over Córdoba on July 4, telling his 22-year-old student, Rosario, 'you know what you have to do' and leaving her to land the plane; Rosario, who held a private pilot’s license, safely guided the aircraft to the airfield while Bertazzo died at the scene. Prosecutors opened an investigation into Bertazzo’s death, and reports say he had been undergoing mental-health treatment prior to the incident.
In Toledo, Argentina, a flight instructor jumped from a moving plane during a training flight, leaving his 22-year-old student to land the aircraft; the instructor was found dead, the plane was undamaged, and prosecutors are investigating the incident.
The NTSB reports that a single-engine plane crashed into the Superstition Mountains, killing the two people on board. The plane was flying in formation with two other planes and was headed to Payson. The cause of the crash is still under investigation, but flight instructor Robert Peay Jr. suggests that a series of little mistakes could have led to the tragedy.
An instructor and a student were killed in a small plane crash at Lantana Airport in Palm Beach County. The identities of the victims have not been confirmed yet. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will investigate the cause of the crash. The Cessna 172 single-engine plane was used frequently at the airport and was used four times two days before the crash.