Dad, 45, killed in fireball plane crash as vid of fiery wreckage reveals pilot’s heroic act to save lives on the ground

A DAD has been killed after his plane crashed and erupted into a fireball just feet from houses.

Jason McKenzie, 45, has been hailed a hero after using his piloting skills to avoid hurting anyone else in the incident.

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Jason McKenzie, pictured with his wife and son, was killed in a plane crash[/caption]

The aircraft crashed close to housesWJBF

He was returning to an airfield in Georgia when his plane smashed to the ground in a fiery wreckage on Thursday morning.

Shocking pictures show his aircraft reduced to a raging inferno just outside a mansion.

Emergency workers believe McKenzie, an associate director of philanthropy at Augusta University, used his skills as a pilot to ensure no one else was killed or injured.

Neighbour Lisa Lewis told WRDW: “I think it was a miracle.

“I think the Lord protected everyone else.”