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Incident Date: Nov 02, 2007
Report Date: January 2008
Incident Type: Death
Animal: Cat
Brachycephalic: No Definition
Animal Age: 59/4 years 9 months
Flight Number: DL1287/02
Originating Airport: JFK (John F Kennedy Intl)
Destination Airport: TPA (Tampa Intl)
Reporting Airport: TPA (Tampa Intl)
Report:
Carrier
Delta Air Lines
Flight Number
Flight # OO6174/02 SYR/JFK
Flight # DL1287/02 JFK/TPA
Date and Time of Incident
November 02, 2007 – Between 1905 – 2230
Type of Incident
Deceased
Description of Animal
Breed: Feline
Age: 14 yrs. 9 months
Description of the Incident
When opening the cargo hold door on arrival in Tampa for unloading. The kennel was secure in the cargo hold. The aircraft load agent noticed the cat was not moving when unloading. Upon further inspection the cat appeared to be deceased. The aircraft load agent contacted the gate supervisor immediately. The gate supervisor notified the passenger of the incident. The passenger was asked to view her cat and refused. Passenger agreed to conduct a necropsy. Passenger requested the belongings of the kennel be brought to her.
Cause of the Incident
Autopsy report indicates the cause of death is “cardiopulmonary collapse” contributed to by three pre-existing conditions of cardiac disease, liver disease, and kidney disease.
Corrective Action Taken
No corrective action taken
PetFlight Report:
January 2008 Airline Pet Travel Report
Link to original report:
http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/reports/2008/january/Delta-redacted.doc


The dog that started it all.