Los Angeles Intl
Los Angeles, CA
Pet Travel Incident Reports
Below is a listing of incidents that have been reported at Los Angeles Intl (LAX) involving the loss, injury, or death of pets during air travel since reporting began in May of 2005.
Current as of November 2025.
Reported Incidents
All incidents at this airport location.
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American Airlines
American Airlines: Type of animal: Dog Name: Blue Dog Breed: Dachshund Age: 4 years, 7 months Weight of animal: 5.7kgs Summary On Tuesday, June 03...Injury Dog LAX Flight AA136Aug, 2025
June 03, 2025 at 08:32 AM
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Hawaiian Air
Carrier: Hawaiian Airlines Flight Number: 10 Date & Time of Incident: 10/08/2023 5:04 PM Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Bre...Death Dog LAX Flight 10Dec, 2023
October 08, 2023 at 05:04 PM
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Hawaiian Air
Carrier: Hawaiian Airlines Flight Number: 34 Date & Time of Incident: 07/27/2023 09:10 PM Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Br...Death Dog LAX Brachycephalic Flight 34Sep, 2023
July 27, 2023 at 09:10 PM
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Hawaiian Air
Carrier: Hawaiian Airlines Flight Number: 1 Date & Time of Incident: 04/08/2022 21:10 AM Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Bre...Death Cat LAX Flight 1Jun, 2022
April 08, 2022 at 12:00 AM
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Delta
Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: 2137 Date & Time of Incident: 02/27/2020 Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Breed: York...Death Dog LAX Flight 2137Apr, 2020
February 27, 2020 at 12:00 AM
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Delta
Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: 1473 Date & Time of Incident: 06/25/2018 Type of Incident: Injury Description of Animal: Breed: Aus...Injury Dog LAX Flight 1473Aug, 2018
June 25, 2018 at 12:00 AM
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Delta
Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: 2531 Date & Time of Incident: 05/03/2018 Type of Incident: Injury Description of Animal: Breed: Lab...Injury Dog LAX Flight 2531Jul, 2018
May 03, 2018 at 12:00 AM
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United Airlines
Carrier: United Airlines Flight Number: 0534 Date & Time of Incident: 12/21/2017 Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Breed: Other An...Death Bird LAX Flight UA534Feb, 2018
December 21, 2017 at 12:00 AM
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United Airlines
Carrier: United Airlines Flight Number: 1600 Date & Time of Incident: 06/06/2016 Type of Incident: Injury Description of Animal: Breed: Labrado...Injury Dog LAX Flight 1600Aug, 2016
June 06, 2016 at 12:00 AM
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United Airlines
INCIDENT #2: CARRIER: United Airlines ROUTING: UA0307 Chicago, IL (ORD) to UA1170 Los Angeles, CA (LAX) to UA201Honolulu, HI (HNL) to UA0183 Guam (...Death Dog LAX Brachycephalic Flight UA0307Oct, 2015
August 12, 2015 at 03:45 PM
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United Airlines
INCIDENT #2: CARRIER: United Airlines flight 0796 DATE: December 21, 2014 ROUTING Washington Dulles (IAD) to Las Vegas, NV (LAS) UA AWB: 016-2620-7...Injury Dog LAX Flight UA0796Feb, 2015
December 21, 2014 at 10:25 AM
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Delta
Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: Delta 1760 Date and Time of Incident 10/31/2014 , 9:05 PM Type of Incident: Loss Description of Animal Bree...Loss Dog LAX Brachycephalic Flight DL1760Dec, 2014
October 31, 2014 at 09:05 PM
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United Airlines
INCIDENT #4: CARRIER: United Airlines flight UA1150 DATE: JULY 19, 2014 ROUTING: RDU (Raleigh Durham, NC) to IAD (Washington, Dulles) to LAX (Los A...Death Dog LAX Flight UA1150Sep, 2014
July 19, 2014 at 10:58 PM
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American Airlines
Carrier and Flight Number American Airlines Flight #223 Date and Time of the Incident 25 June 2014 @ 0008 Description of the Animal, Including Name...Death Dog LAX Flight 223Aug, 2014
June 25, 2014 at 12:08 AM
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Delta
Delta Cargo Live Animal Incident Re ort Redacted Cargo Incident Report Date of Incident: June 22, 2014 Los Aneles, CA Newark, NJ (EWR) - Detroit, M...Death Dog LAX Brachycephalic Flight 019Aug, 2014
June 22, 2014 at 12:00 AM
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Alaska Airlines
Incident 1 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 5 (Washington, DC to Los Angeles, CA) Date of incident: Monday, March 31, 2014 Time of incident: 12:10 ...Loss Dog LAX Flight 5May, 2014
March 31, 2014 at 12:10 PM
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Alaska Airlines
Incident 2 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 704 (Vancouver, BC to Los Angeles, CA) Date of incident: Monday, November 18, 2013 Time of incident: 4:...Injury Dog LAX Flight 704Jan, 2014
November 18, 2013 at 04:30 PM
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Alaska Airlines
Incident 3 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 7 (Washington DC to Los Angeles, CA) Date of incident: Sunday, November 17, 2013 Time of incident: 11:5...Injury Dog LAX Flight 7Jan, 2014
November 17, 2013 at 11:50 AM
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United Airlines
INCIDENT #1: UA FLIGHT #1221 DOG/6YRS FEMALE Honolulu (HNL)to Los Angeles (LAX) NAME: SUGA September 14, 2013 AWB 016-5186-4702 2210HRS PST Owner/G...Death Dog LAX Flight 1221Nov, 2013
September 14, 2013 at 10:10 PM
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United Airlines
INCIDENT #1: UA FLIGHT #200 DOG/9 YRS MALE GUAM(GUM)-HONLULU(HNL)-LOS ANGELES(LAX)-DENVER(DEN) NAME: COMEL July 25th 2013 AWB 016-52281040 0023H...Death Dog LAX Flight 200Sep, 2013
July 25, 2013 at 08:09 PM
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United Airlines
INCIDENT #3 UA FLIGHT #840 CAT/2 YRS FEMALE YDNEY(SYD)-LOS ANGELES (LAX)-NEW YORK (JFK) NAME: MINOON July 20, 2013 AWB 016-36300714 1214hrsCST ...Death Cat LAX Flight 840Sep, 2013
July 20, 2013 at 12:14 PM
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Alaska Airlines
DOT Animal Incident Report – April 2013 – Redacted Incident 1 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 892 (Honolulu, HI to San Diego, CA) Date of incid...Death Dog LAX Flight 892Jun, 2013
April 16, 2013 at 08:17 PM
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Delta
Cargo Incident Report Type: Deceased Dog Date of Incident: November 30, 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA Routing: Honolulu, HI – Los Angeles...Death Dog LAX Brachycephalic Flight 2364Jan, 2011
November 30, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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United Airlines
United Flight: 68 LIH/LAX November 16, 2009 5:12 AM Animal: Dog - Buddy Narrative Description: Description of in...Death Dog LAX Flight 68Jan, 2010
November 16, 2009 at 05:12 AM
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Continental
CO Flight #1595 Houston to Los Angeles Dog – French Bulldog / 3yrs old June 28, 2009 Male / Name: “Norman” DOT ...Death Dog LAX Brachycephalic Flight 1595Aug, 2009
June 15, 2009 at 10:40 AM
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American Airlines
Carrier and Flight Number American Airlines Flight #1351 (MIA - LAS) Date and Time of the Incident 10 MAY 2009 Narrative Description of Incide...Death Monkey LAX Flight 1351Jul, 2009
May 10, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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Northwest Airlines
Cargo Incident Report # 0108-1 Type: Injury Date of Incident: July 11, 2008 Location: LAX Routing: NW 752 FSD – MSP NW 803 MSP – LAX ...Injury Dog LAX Flight 752Sep, 2008
July 11, 2008 at 12:00 AM
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Alaska Airlines
Incident 2 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 5 (DCA/LAX) Date of incident: July 3, 2008 Time of incident: Approximately 11:40...Death Dog LAX Brachycephalic Flight 5Sep, 2008
July 03, 2008 at 11:40 PM
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Delta
Carrier Delta Air Lines Flight Number Flight # DL704 LAX-CVG Date and Time of Incident August 23, 2007 - approximately 2200 Type of Incident Es...Loss Cat LAX Flight DL704Oct, 2007
August 23, 2007 at 09:00 PM
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Continental
CO Flight # 1795 Houston-Los Angeles Cat - Domestic Shorthair / 7 years old August 13, 2007 Female / Name: Blue Owner/Guar...Death Cat LAX Flight 1795Oct, 2007
August 13, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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Alaska Airlines
Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 291 (PVR/LAX) Date of incident: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 Time of incident: (During-flight) ...Death Dog LAX Brachycephalic Flight 291Sep, 2007
July 25, 2007 at 08:00 PM
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American Airlines
Carrier and Flight Number American Airlines Flight #2213 Date and Time of the Incident 2 FEB 2007 at approximately 2:01pm Description of the Ani...Death Dog LAX Brachycephalic Flight 2213Apr, 2007
February 02, 2007 at 02:01 PM
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Hawaiian Air
Date: 15Nov06 Time: 3:30 p.m. Reporting Station: LAX Flight: HA 10 From: HNL To: LAX Animal Informa...Loss Cat LAX Flight HA 10Dec, 2006
October 15, 2006 at 03:30 PM
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American Airlines
Carrier and Flight Number American Airlines Flight #545 Date and Time of the Incident 09OCT06 at approximately 2200CDT Description of the Animal,...Death Dog LAX Brachycephalic Flight 545Dec, 2006
October 09, 2006 at 10:00 PM
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Continental
CO Flight #3 LAX-HNL Cat - Domestic Shorthair Name: "Bandit" July 13, 2006 Male, 2 yrs old Ow...Injury Cat LAX Flight CO3Sep, 2006
July 13, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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Continental
CO Flight #422 IAH-LAX Dog - Boston Terrier Name: "Mr. Jiggs" July 8, 2006 Male, 12yrs old Owner/Gua...Death Dog LAX Brachycephalic Flight CO422Sep, 2006
July 08, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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Northwest Airlines
Type: Loss Date of Incident: May 4, 2005 – approx 1230 am Location: LAX Routing: NW 300 LAX-MSP NW 454 MSP-JAN AWB: 012 LAX 36263010 Descri...Loss Cat LAX Flight NW300Jul, 2005
May 04, 2005 at 12:30 AM
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