At the time , it is the worst accident involving any version of the Douglas DC - 6 .
Accident remains the worst air disaster in the history of Hawaii and the deadliest heavier - than - air accident in U.S. naval aviation history .
At the time , it is the worst accident involving any version of the Douglas DC - 6 , and it remains the worst air disaster in the history of Hawaii and the deadliest heavier - than - air accident in U.S. naval aviation history .