Individual Details
Matthew Thompson Scott
(6 Jul 1965 - 3 Sep 1998)
Obituary: New York Times
Scott, Matthew Thompson
Scott--Matthew Thompson. Partner and Sr. Vice President of the sugar brokerage firm Czarnikow-Rionda, and principal of Darby Scott Ltd in New York, died on Swissair flight 111 at the age of 33. Mr. Scott was a graduate of Brown University, with a degree in Comparative Literature, and the Episcopal School in Alexandria, VA. A respected sugar trader and businessman, Mr. Scott helped his wife, Karen Darby Scott, found a couturier design company in 1994. Born in Columbia, S.A. Mr. Scott was fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese. He was a member of the University Club and an enthusiastic athlete who played squash, soccer, tennis, and twice ran the New York Marathon. Matthew is survived by his wife, Karen, who is known in the fashion world as Darby Scott, and their two year old son William. She is expecting their second child. He is also survived by his parents, Mr. And Mrs. John W. Scott of Englewood, NJ. Brothers, John W. and Robert A.T., and his sister Julia Leigh. Memorial services will be held on Friday, September 11 at 2 P.M., at Grace Church in NY, 802 Broadway at 10th Street. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Concordia Language Villages, attention Christine Schulze at Concordia College, 901 South 8th Street, Moorehead, MN 56562.
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On 2 September 1998, Swissair Flight 111 departed New York, United States of America, at 2018 eastern daylight savings time on a scheduled flight to Geneva, Switzerland, with 215 passengers and 14 crew members on board. About 53 minutes after departure, while cruising at flight level 330, the flight crew smelled an abnormal odour in the cockpit. Their attention was then drawn to an unspecified area behind and above them and they began to investigate the source. Whatever they saw initially was shortly thereafter no longer perceived to be visible. They agreed that the origin of the anomaly was the air conditioning system. When they assessed that what they had seen or were now seeing was definitely smoke, they decided to divert. They initially began a turn toward Boston; however, when air traffic services mentioned Halifax, Nova Scotia, as an alternative airport, they changed the destination to the Halifax International Airport. While the flight crew was preparing for the landing in Halifax, they were unaware that a fire was spreading above the ceiling in the front area of the aircraft. About 13 minutes after the abnormal odour was detected, the aircraft's flight data recorder began to record a rapid succession of aircraft systems-related failures. The flight crew declared an emergency and indicated a need to land immediately. About one minute later, radio communications and secondary radar contact with the aircraft were lost, and the flight recorders stopped functioning. About five and one-half minutes later, the aircraft crashed into the ocean about five nautical miles southwest of Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada. The aircraft was destroyed and there were no survivors.
Scott, Matthew Thompson
Scott--Matthew Thompson. Partner and Sr. Vice President of the sugar brokerage firm Czarnikow-Rionda, and principal of Darby Scott Ltd in New York, died on Swissair flight 111 at the age of 33. Mr. Scott was a graduate of Brown University, with a degree in Comparative Literature, and the Episcopal School in Alexandria, VA. A respected sugar trader and businessman, Mr. Scott helped his wife, Karen Darby Scott, found a couturier design company in 1994. Born in Columbia, S.A. Mr. Scott was fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese. He was a member of the University Club and an enthusiastic athlete who played squash, soccer, tennis, and twice ran the New York Marathon. Matthew is survived by his wife, Karen, who is known in the fashion world as Darby Scott, and their two year old son William. She is expecting their second child. He is also survived by his parents, Mr. And Mrs. John W. Scott of Englewood, NJ. Brothers, John W. and Robert A.T., and his sister Julia Leigh. Memorial services will be held on Friday, September 11 at 2 P.M., at Grace Church in NY, 802 Broadway at 10th Street. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Concordia Language Villages, attention Christine Schulze at Concordia College, 901 South 8th Street, Moorehead, MN 56562.
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On 2 September 1998, Swissair Flight 111 departed New York, United States of America, at 2018 eastern daylight savings time on a scheduled flight to Geneva, Switzerland, with 215 passengers and 14 crew members on board. About 53 minutes after departure, while cruising at flight level 330, the flight crew smelled an abnormal odour in the cockpit. Their attention was then drawn to an unspecified area behind and above them and they began to investigate the source. Whatever they saw initially was shortly thereafter no longer perceived to be visible. They agreed that the origin of the anomaly was the air conditioning system. When they assessed that what they had seen or were now seeing was definitely smoke, they decided to divert. They initially began a turn toward Boston; however, when air traffic services mentioned Halifax, Nova Scotia, as an alternative airport, they changed the destination to the Halifax International Airport. While the flight crew was preparing for the landing in Halifax, they were unaware that a fire was spreading above the ceiling in the front area of the aircraft. About 13 minutes after the abnormal odour was detected, the aircraft's flight data recorder began to record a rapid succession of aircraft systems-related failures. The flight crew declared an emergency and indicated a need to land immediately. About one minute later, radio communications and secondary radar contact with the aircraft were lost, and the flight recorders stopped functioning. About five and one-half minutes later, the aircraft crashed into the ocean about five nautical miles southwest of Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada. The aircraft was destroyed and there were no survivors.
Events
| Birth | 6 Jul 1965 | ||||
| Death | 3 Sep 1998 | airplane accident - Atlantic ocean, five nautical miles southwest of Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Families
| Spouse | Karen Darby |
| Child | William Harrison Scott |
| Child | Alexander Thompson Scott |
| Father | John William Scott IV |
| Mother | Marilyn Merrill "Lynn" Ackland |
| Sibling | John William Scott V |
| Sibling | Julia Leigh Harrison Scott |
| Sibling | Robert Augustine Thornton Scott |