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. FacebookJason 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.”