Seattle-Tacoma Intl
Seattle, WA
Pet Travel Incident Reports
Below is a listing of incidents that have been reported at Seattle-Tacoma Intl (SEA) involving the loss, injury, or death of pets during air travel since reporting began in May of 2005.
Current as of October 2025.
Reported Incidents
All incidents at this airport location.
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Alaska Airlines
REDACTED DOT REPORT Incident Details Field Information Carrier & Flight Number AS645 Date and Time of Incident 5/15/25 Description of t...Injury Dog SEA Flight AS645Jul, 2025
May 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Alaska Airlines
Carrier & Flight Number: AS893 Date and Time of Incident: February 10, 2025 11:00 PM Description of the Animal, Including Name: Age: 11 years...Death Dog SEA Flight AS893Apr, 2025
February 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Alaska Airlines
AVI Injury 10/7/2024 Flight 395 MCO/SEA Breed: Unknown Age: Unknown Brief Description of Incident: Dog found on ramp with injured paws. Description...Injury Dog SEA Flight AS 395Dec, 2024
October 07, 2024 at 12:00 AM
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Alaska Airlines
AVI Death 7/10/2024 Flight: AS802 HNL/SEA connecting to AS326 SEA/TPA Owner: [REDACTED] Address: [REDACTED] Phone: [REDACTED] Breed: Chihuahu...Death Dog SEA Flight 802Sep, 2024
July 10, 2024 at 12:00 AM
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Alaska Airlines
Event: AVIH Death Carrier: Alaska Airlines Date of event: 6/06/2024 Flight: AS880 KOA/SEA Breed: Domestic Cat Age: 7 years Brief Description ...Death Cat SEA Flight AS 880Aug, 2024
June 06, 2024 at 12:00 AM
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Alaska Airlines
AVIH Dog Death 11/9/23 Flight 305 MIA/SEA Breed: German Shephard Mix Age: 11 years Brief Description of Incident: On arrival, dog was found de...Death Dog SEA Flight 305Jan, 2024
November 09, 2023 at 12:00 AM
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Alaska Airlines
Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight Number: 461 Date & Time of Incident: 10/06/2023 Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Breed: Golde...Death Dog SEA Flight 461Dec, 2023
October 06, 2023 at 12:00 AM
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Alaska Airlines
Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight Number: 832 Date & Time of Incident: 02/17/2023 Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Breed: Abyss...Death Cat SEA Flight 832Apr, 2023
February 17, 2023 at 12:00 AM
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Alaska Airlines
Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight Number: 417 Date & Time of Incident: 08/12/2021 Type of Incident: Injury Description of Animal: Breed: Labr...Injury Dog SEA Flight 417Oct, 2021
August 12, 2021 at 12:00 AM
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Alaska Airlines
Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight Number: 246 Date & Time of Incident: 08/05/2021 Type of Incident: Injury Description of Animal: Breed: Abys...Injury Cat SEA Flight 246Oct, 2021
August 05, 2021 at 12:00 AM
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Alaska Airlines
Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight Number: 3483 Date & Time of Incident: 07/30/2021 Type of Incident: Injury Description of Animal: Breed: Af...Injury Dog SEA Flight 3483Sep, 2021
July 30, 2021 at 12:00 AM
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Alaska Airlines
Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight Number: 894 Date & Time of Incident: 07/21/2017 12:00 AM Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Breed: ...Death Dog SEA Flight AS894Sep, 2017
July 21, 2017 at 12:00 AM
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Alaska Airlines
Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight Number: 757 Date & Time of Incident: 07/18/2017 12:00 AM Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Breed: ...Death Dog SEA Brachycephalic Flight AS757Sep, 2017
July 18, 2017 at 12:00 AM
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Alaska Airlines
Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight Number: 759 Date & Time of Incident: 12/12/2016 12:00 AM Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Breed: ...Death Cat SEA Flight AS759Feb, 2017
December 12, 2016 at 12:00 AM
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Alaska Airlines
Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight Number: 876 Date & Time of Incident: 04/19/2016 12:00 AM Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Breed: ...Death Dog SEA Brachycephalic Flight 876Jun, 2016
April 04, 2016 at 12:00 AM
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Alaska Airlines
Incident 2 of 6: Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: AS136 (Anchorage, AK to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: May 16, 2015 Time of incident: 5:12 AM PST...Injury Bird SEA Flight AS136Jul, 2015
May 16, 2015 at 05:12 AM
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Alaska Airlines
Incident 5 of 6: Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: AS82 (Anchorage, AK to Seattle, WA) Alaska Airlines DOT Animal Incident Report – May 2015 – Redac...Death Dog SEA BrachycephalicJul, 2015
May 15, 2015 at 08:45 PM
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Alaska Airlines
Incident 3 of 6: Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: AS731 (Seattle, WA to Anchorage, AK) Date of incident: May 14, 2015 Time of incident: 8:45 PM PST...Death Dog SEA Flight AS2470Jul, 2015
May 14, 2015 at 08:45 AM
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American Airlines
Carrier and Flight Number American Airlines Flight #41 Date and Time of the Incident 13 May 2015 (G) 19:50 Description of the Animal, Including Nam...Injury Dog SEA Brachycephalic Flight AA41Jul, 2015
May 13, 2015 at 07:50 PM
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American Airlines
***REDACTED***** American Airlines / May 2015 DOT PET INCIDENT REPORT Carrier and Flight Number American Airlines Flight #134 Date and Time of t...Injury Dog SEA Flight AA134Jul, 2015
May 08, 2015 at 10:17 PM
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Alaska Airlines
Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: AS544 (Bellingham, WA to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: April 7, 2015 Time of incident: 7:20 AM PST Type of Incide...Injury Dog SEA Flight AS544Jun, 2015
April 07, 2015 at 07:20 AM
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Alaska Airlines
Incident 1 of 1: Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: AS15 (Boston, MA to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: January 5, 2015 Time of incident: 11:30 PM PST...Injury Dog SEA Brachycephalic Flight AS15Mar, 2015
January 05, 2015 at 11:30 AM
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United Airlines
INCIDENT #1: CARRIER: United Airlines Flight 0953 DATE: December 1, 2014 ROUTING Munich, GE (MUC) to Chicago, IL (ORD) to Seattle, WA (SEA) UA JOUR...Loss Cat SEA Flight UA0953Feb, 2015
December 01, 2014 at 03:13 PM
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Alaska Airlines
Incident 1 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 90 (Anchorage, AK to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: Thursday, October 3, 2013 Time of incident: Approxi...Injury Dog SEA Flight 90Dec, 2013
October 03, 2014 at 06:05 PM
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Alaska Airlines
Incident 3 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 482 (Seattle, WA to Los Angeles, CA) Date of incident: Friday, August 22, 2014 Time of incident: Approx...Injury Dog SEA Flight 482Oct, 2014
August 22, 2014 at 06:45 PM
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Alaska Airlines
Incident 5 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 806 (Kona, HI to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 Time of incident: Approximately ...Injury Dog SEA Flight 806Sep, 2014
July 29, 2014 at 07:42 PM
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Alaska Airlines
Incident 1 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 631 (Phoenix, AZ to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: Sunday, July 13, 2014 Time of incident: Approximatel...Injury Dog SEA Brachycephalic Flight 631Sep, 2014
July 13, 2014 at 08:45 PM
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Alaska Airlines
Incident 2 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 789 (New Orleans, LA to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: Monday, July 14, 2014 Time of incident: Approxim...Death Dog SEA Brachycephalic Flight 789Sep, 2014
July 01, 2014 at 08:50 PM
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Alaska Airlines
Incident 1 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 731 (Houston, TX to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: Wednesday, January 1, 2014 Time of incident: Approxi...Injury Dog SEA Flight 731Mar, 2014
January 01, 2014 at 12:20 PM
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Alaska Airlines
Incident 4 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 876 (Kona, Hawaii to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 Time of incident: 6:21 A...Injury Dog SEA Flight 876Jan, 2014
November 19, 2013 at 06:21 AM
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Alaska Airlines
Incident 2 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 102 (Anchorage, AK to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: Thursday, October 10, 2013 Time of incident: Appro...Injury Dog SEA Flight 102Dec, 2013
October 10, 2013 at 09:31 PM
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Alaska Airlines
Incident 1 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 9 (Orlando, FL to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: Saturday, August 12, 2013 Time of incident: 12:12 ...Death Dog SEA Flight 9Oct, 2013
August 12, 2013 at 12:12 PM
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Alaska Airlines
Incident 3 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 2543 (Edmonton, BC to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: Sunday, August 11, 2013 Time of incident: Appr...Injury Dog SEA Flight 2543Oct, 2013
August 11, 2013 at 02:30 PM
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Alaska Airlines
Incident 2 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 37 (Philadelphia, PA to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 Time of incident: A...Death Dog SEA Flight 37Sep, 2013
July 24, 2013 at 09:00 PM
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Alaska Airlines
Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 37 (Philadelphia, PA to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: Monday, July 1, 2013 Time of incident: After 9:00 P.M. P...Death Ferret SEA Flight 37Sep, 2013
July 01, 2013 at 09:01 PM
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Alaska Airlines
Incident 1 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 176 (Juneau, AK to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: Tuesday, June 4, 2013 Time of incident: Approxima...Death Dog SEA Brachycephalic Flight 176Aug, 2013
June 04, 2013 at 09:30 AM
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Alaska Airlines
Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 645 (Phoenix, AZ to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: Thursday, May 9, 2013 Time of incident: Approximately 2:07 P...Death Dog SEA Brachycephalic Flight 645Jul, 2013
May 09, 2013 at 02:07 PM
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Alaska Airlines
Incident 2 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 727 (Salt Lake City, UT to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: April 28, 2013 Time of incident: Approxim...Injury Dog SEA Flight 727Jun, 2013
April 28, 2013 at 10:11 AM
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Alaska Airlines
DOT Animal Incident Report – February 2013 – Redacted Incident 1 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 19 (Orlando, FL to Seattle, WA) Date of incide...Death Dog SEA Flight 19Mar, 2013
January 13, 2013 at 09:38 PM
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Alaska Airlines
Incident 2 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 27 (Ft. Lauderdale, FL to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: Friday, December 28, 2012 Time of incident...Injury Dog SEA Flight 27Feb, 2013
December 28, 2012 at 11:25 AM
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Alaska Airlines
Incident 3 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 19 (Orlando, FL to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: Friday, December 28, 2012 DOT Animal Incident Repo...Injury Dog SEA Flight 19Feb, 2013
December 28, 2012 at 09:55 AM
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Alaska Airlines
Incident 1 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 123 (Seattle, WA to Fairbanks, AK) Date of incident: August 10, 2012 Time of incid...Injury Dog SEA Flight 123Oct, 2012
August 10, 2012 at 04:00 PM
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Delta
Type: Injury Date of Incident: March 17, 2012 Location: Seattle, WA Routing: Seattle, WA (SEA) – John F. Kennedy, NY (JFK); Flight – DL182...Injury Dog SEA Flight DL182May, 2012
March 17, 2012 at 03:41 AM
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Alaska Airlines
Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 203 (Puerto Vallarta, MX to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: February 14, 2012 Time of incident...Injury Dog SEA Flight 203Apr, 2012
February 14, 2012 at 07:50 PM
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Alaska Airlines
Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 483 (San Diego, CA to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: February 3, 2012 Time of incident: App...Injury Dog SEA Flight 483Apr, 2012
February 03, 2012 at 03:15 PM
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Alaska Airlines
Incident 1 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 866 (Kailua, HI to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: January 4, 2012 Time of incident...Injury Dog SEA Brachycephalic Flight 866Mar, 2012
January 04, 2012 at 08:00 PM
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Hawaiian Air
Date: 19DEC11 Time: 11:50 p.m. Reporting Station: SEA Flight: HA22 From: HNL To: SEA Animal Informa...Death Dog SEA Brachycephalic Flight HA22Feb, 2012
December 19, 2011 at 11:50 PM
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Alaska Airlines
Incident 2 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 72 (Juneau, AK to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: August 18, 2011 Time of incident:...Injury Dog SEA Flight 72Oct, 2011
August 18, 2011 at 11:30 AM
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Alaska Airlines
Incident 1 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 486 (Seattle, WA to San Diego, CA) Date of incident: May 31, 2011 Time of inciden...Injury Dog SEA Flight 486Jul, 2011
May 31, 2011 at 12:00 PM
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Alaska Airlines
Incident 1 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 60 (Juneau, AK to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: Friday, December 17, 2010 Time of...Death Dog SEA Flight 60Feb, 2011
December 17, 2010 at 12:15 PM
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Continental
N/ADeath Dog SEA Brachycephalic Flight 767Jan, 2011
November 24, 2010 at 12:54 AM
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Delta
Type: Injured Dog Date of Incident: October 1, 2010 Location: Seattle, WA Routing: Nashville, TN – Atlanta, GA – Seattle, WA – Fairbanks, ...Injury Dog SEADec, 2010
October 01, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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Alaska Airlines
Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 671 (Denver/Seattle) Date of incident: June 7, 2010 Time of incident: Approximately 2:00 P.M. P...Death Dog SEA Brachycephalic Flight 671Aug, 2010
June 07, 2010 at 02:00 PM
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Alaska Airlines
Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 76 (Juneau/Seattle) Date of incident: January 9, 2010 Time of incident: Approximately 6:00 ...Death Dog SEA Brachycephalic Flight 76Mar, 2010
January 09, 2010 at 06:00 PM
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Alaska Airlines
Incident 1 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 503 (SNA/SEA) Date of incident: December 31, 2009 Time of incident: Approximatel...Injury Dog SEA Flight 503Feb, 2010
December 31, 2009 at 02:30 PM
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Alaska Airlines
Incident 1 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 645 (PHX/SEA) Date of incident: November 21, 2009 Time of incident: Approximatel...Injury Dog SEA Flight 645Jan, 2010
November 21, 2009 at 02:15 PM
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Alaska Airlines
Incident 2 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: AS 697 (GEG-SEA) Date of incident: Saturday, July 18, 2009 Time of incident: Appro...Injury Dog SEA Flight AS 697Sep, 2009
July 18, 2009 at 07:05 AM
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Alaska Airlines
Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: AS 86 (ANC-SEA) Date of incident: Monday, July 13, 2009 Time of incident: Approximately 5:05 ...Injury Dog SEA Flight AS 86Sep, 2009
July 13, 2009 at 05:05 PM
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Northwest Airlines
Cargo Incident Report # 0609-1 Type: Death Date of Incident: June 2, 2009 Location: SEA Routing: NW 626 HNL-SEA NW 210 SEA-DTW NW 1098 DTW...Death Dog SEA Flight 626Aug, 2009
June 02, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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Alaska Airlines
Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: AS 15 (BOS/SEA) Date of incident: Monday, March 9, 2009 Time of incident: Approximately 10:...Injury Dog SEA Brachycephalic Flight AS 15May, 2009
March 09, 2009 at 10:34 PM
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Northwest Airlines
Priority Pet Incident Report Type: Escape / Injury Date/Time of Incident: August 6, 2008, approx. Approx Midnight, PDT Location: SEA Routing:...Loss Cat SEA Flight 166Oct, 2008
August 06, 2008 at 11:00 PM
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Alaska Airlines
Incident 1 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 555 (PSP/SEA) Date of incident: Friday, March 28, 2008 Time of incident: approx...Injury Dog SEA Flight 555May, 2008
March 28, 2008 at 09:21 PM
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Alaska Airlines
Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 154 (ANC/SEA) Date of incident: November 29, 2007 Time of incident: Approximately 9:00 A.M....Injury Dog SEA Flight 154Jan, 2008
November 29, 2007 at 09:00 AM
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Alaska Airlines
Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 537(DEN/SEA) Date of incident: November 19, 2007 Time of incident: Approximately 9:30 A.M. ...Injury Dog SEA Flight 537Jan, 2008
November 19, 2007 at 09:30 AM
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Alaska Airlines
Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 148 (ANC/SEA) Date of incident: Monday, August 27, 2007 Time of incident: Approximately 10:...Death Cat SEA Flight 148Oct, 2007
August 27, 2007 at 08:00 PM
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Alaska Airlines
Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 729 (TUC/SEA) Date of incident: 6/23/07 Time of incident: Approx. 2:45p Description of a...Death Dog SEA Brachycephalic Flight 729Aug, 2007
June 23, 2007 at 02:45 PM
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Alaska Airlines
Carrier: Alaska Airlines (Cargo) Flight: 550 (SEA-SAN) Date of incident: 6/13/07 Time of incident: Between: 930a-1p Descri...Injury Dog SEA Flight 550Aug, 2007
June 16, 2007 at 01:00 PM
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Alaska Airlines
Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 715 Date of incident: 4/28/07 Time of incident: Approx. 4:45p PT Description of animal (i...Injury Dog SEA Flight N/AJun, 2007
April 28, 2007 at 04:45 PM
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Continental
INCIDENT #1: Flt #667 Houston - Anchorage Dog - Female / 4 years old April 26, 2007 Breed: Bull Mastif...Death Dog SEA Brachycephalic Flight 667Jun, 2007
April 26, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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Alaska Airlines
Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: QX 2258 to AS 20 Date of incident: 12/18/06 Time of incident: approximately 7:30 am Descri...Injury Dog SEA Flight AS 20Feb, 2007
December 18, 2006 at 07:30 AM
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Alaska Airlines
Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 76 Date of incident: 12/15/06 Time of incident: approximately 5:30 pm Description of anim...Injury Dog SEA Flight 74Feb, 2007
December 15, 2006 at 05:30 PM
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Alaska Airlines
Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 337 Date of incident: 12/3/06 Time of incident: approximately 8:30pm Description of animal...Death Dog SEA Brachycephalic Flight 337Feb, 2007
December 03, 2006 at 08:30 PM
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United Airlines
Animal Incident Report To the U.S. Department of Transportation Pursuant to 14 CFR 234.13 Submitted by United Airlines Reporting Period: June 1, ...Death Dog SEA Flight 754Aug, 2006
June 26, 2006 at 10:15 PM
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Continental
Incident #1: CO flight 1681 EWR-SEA Golden Retriever - Male June 3, 2006 Name: �Skipper� - 7 yrs old ...Injury Dog SEA Flight CO 1681Aug, 2006
June 03, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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Hawaiian Air
Date: 03Dec05 Time: 8:35 a.m. Reporting Station: SEA Flight: HA 21 From: SEA To: HNL Animal Informa...Injury Dog SEA Brachycephalic Flight 21Jan, 2006
December 02, 2005 at 11:10 PM
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Hawaiian Air
Date: 14Jun05 Time: 11:25 a.m. Reporting Station: SEA Flight: HA 22 From: HNL To: SEA Animal Inform...Injury Dog SEA Flight HA22Aug, 2005
June 14, 2005 at 11:25 AM
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Alaska Airlines
Description of animal (including name): Domestic short hair cat named Tippy Identification of the owner(s) and/or guardian of the animal: Redact...Loss Cat SEA Flight 129Aug, 2005
May 23, 2005 at 09:00 PM
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