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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Billy Mays Found Dead

Television “Pitchman” Billy Mays has been found dead today in his Tampa, Florida home, TMZ.com has confirmed.

According to the local P.D., the 50-year-old was found “unresponsive” by wife Deborah at around 7:45 a.m. this morning.

The TV pitchman has just returned home the day before from Philadelphia after shooting a new commercial for OxiClean, and had experienced a knock to the head during the plane’s landing. Mays told a local television station of the landing, explaining, “All of a sudden as we hit you know it was just the hardest hit, all the things from the ceiling started dropping. It hit me on the head, but I got a hard head.” The plane’s front tyre is believed to have blown out upon hitting the tarmac.

Mays was apparently in good health after the head knock, and was “acting fine and normal [at home]… he was talking business with his father-in-law.” However, Billy’s wife Deborah has since told investigators that her husband “wasn’t feeling well” the night before, indicating that the head knock he received aboard the US Air flight could be the cause behind his shock death.

An autopsy is expected to be completed by the Medical Examiner’s Office by tomorrow afternoon. At this stage, police do not suspect foul play in the TV pitchman’s death.

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