Horror video shows firey plane wreckage after dad, 45, is killed steering jet away from homes after it plunged from sky

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 as his jet plunged to the ground in Georgia.

FacebookJason McKenzie, pictured with his wife and son, was killed in a plane crash[/caption] The aircraft went up in flames close to housesWRDW-TV/WAGT-TV

He was returning to an airfield when his plane smashed into a fiery wreckage...