His son just twittered his death:
http://twitter.com/YoungBillyMays
On my way to the house. He's gone. I'm gonna be strong for him. Thank you for all the thoughts and prayers everyone. 21 minutes ago from UberTwitter
@danielle97X it seems to be all too real at this point. Thank you. about 1 hour ago from txt
My dad didn't wake up this morning.. I'm sure you'll all hear about it. It hasn't yet hit me but it's about to. about 1 hour ago from UberTwitter
Final Destination: Celebrity Edition?
http://forums.somethingawful.com/sho...0&pagenumber=2
Jet lands safely at TIA despite tire blowout
By Jessica Vander Velde, Times Staff Writer
Posted: Jun 27, 2009 03:46 PM
TAMPA — A U.S. Airways jet safely landed at Tampa International Airport this afternoon despite the fact that one of its front tires blew out.
Paramedics went to the west runway just before 3 p.m. after getting reports that a 737 aircraft was having problems landing.
No one was injured, including the one celebrity on board: infomercial king Billy Mays, of Odessa, said Tampa Airport Authority spokeswoman Brenda Geoghagan.
The west runway was briefly shut down, and passengers were transported to the terminal, Geoghagan said.
She said the plane blew out a tire under its nose.
The plane was flight 1241 from Philadelphia to Tampa.
The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the incident, U.S. Airways spokesman Jim Olson said.