It was the second-deadliest aviation accident at the time in the United States and the second-deadliest involving the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series ; , the crash is the fourth-deadliest in both categories and the deadliest sole-survivor incident in aviation history .
It was the second-deadliest aviation accident at the time in the United States and the second-deadliest involving the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series ; as of 2013 [ [ update ] ] , the crash is the fourth-deadliest in both categories and the deadliest sole-survivor incident in aviation history .