Billy Mays Not Wearing Seat Belt
The autopsy hasn’t even been started yet, and already the FAA is deflecting blame for the death of TV pitchman Billy Mays, claiming that the 50-year-old wasn’t wearing a seat belt when he took a blow to the head during a tyre-blow-out aboard a US Airways flight yesterday.
Mays complained about the landing on his Twitter account last night, with a Tweet that read: “Just had a close call landing in Tampa. The tires blew out upon landing. Stuck in the plane on the runway. You can always count on US Air.“
A spokesperson for US Airways did not want to comment on Mays’ death until more substantial information was available; however, an FAA spokesperson told TMZ.com this: “The passenger needs to wear a seat belt during landing and he didn’t.”
Mays was aboard US Airways Flight 1241, flying from Philadelphia to Tampa, when there was a landing malfunction and he was struck in the head by flying debris in the cabin. He went home that night without seeking medical attention and was found dead by his wife a few hours later.
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