Airline Pet Incidents
A complete list of all reported incidents involving the loss, injury, or death of a pet during air travel.
Information current as of September 2025.
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United Airlines
Confidential Treatment Requested Under 14 CFR § 302.12 Animal Incident Report to the U.S. Department of Transportation Pursuant to 14 CFR § 234.13 ...Injury Dog HNL Flight UA0883Apr, 2015
February 02, 2015 at 12:30 PM
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Delta
Type: Death Date of Incident: January 23, 2015 Location: Austin, TX (AUS) Routing: Pasco, WA (PSC) – Minneapolis, MN (MSP) – Austin, TX (AUS) AWB: ...Death Cat AUS Flight 3527Mar, 2015
January 31, 2015 at 04:10 PM
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Delta
Live Animal Incident Report (Redacted) Cargo Incident Report Type: Death Date of Incident: January 29, 2015 Location: Atlanta, GA Routing: Lexingto...Death Dog ATLMar, 2015
January 29, 2015 at 12:00 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 #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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Alaska Airlines
Incident 4 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 698 (Seattle, WA to Spokane, WA) Date of incident: Saturday, July 26, 2014 Time of incident: Approximat...Death Cat GEG Flight 698Sep, 2014
December 01, 2014 at 07:58 PM
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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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United Airlines
INCIDENT #1: CARRIER: United Airlines Flight UA0214 DATE: November 16, 2014 ROUTING: Dallas, TX (DFW) to Houston, TX (IAH) to (17NOV) Honolulu, HI ...Injury Dog IAH Flight UA0214Jan, 2015
November 16, 2014 at 11:15 AM
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Delta
Type: Death Date of Incident: November 3, 2014 Location: Atlanta, GA Routing: Honolulu, HI (HNL) – Los Angeles, CA (LAX) – Atlanta, GA (ATL) – New ...Death Cat ATL Flight DL101Jan, 2015
November 03, 2014 at 12:00 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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Hawaiian Air
Date: 20OCT14 Time: 6:50 p.m. Reporting Station: ITO Flight: HA 380 From: HNL To: ITO Animal Information: Name:Unknown Description: Miniature Engli...Death Dog ITO Brachycephalic Flight HA 380Dec, 2014
October 20, 2014 at 06:50 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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United Airlines
INCIDENT #6: CARRIER: United Airlines Flight UA0071 DATE: August 27, 2014 ROUTING: Amsterdam (AMS) to Newark, NJ (EWR) UA AWB: 016-0176-7146 Approx...Injury Dog EWR Flight UA0071Oct, 2014
August 27, 2014 at 08:50 AM
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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 2 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 775 (Tampa, FL to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: Wednesday, August 20, 2014 Time of incident: Approxima...Injury Dog TPA Brachycephalic Flight 775Oct, 2014
August 20, 2014 at 05:25 AM
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United Airlines
INCIDENT #5: CARRIER: United Airlines Flight UA1559 DATE: August 17, 2014 ROUTING: Houston, TX (IAH) to Philadelphia, PA (PHL) UA AWB: 016-5140-158...Death Guinea Pig PHL Flight UA1559Oct, 2014
August 17, 2014 at 06:12 PM
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SkyWest
Description of animal (include the animal’s name, if available): Tabby Cat, age unknown, Owner/Guardian: Narrative description of the incident, nam...Injury Cat ORD Flight 5436Oct, 2014
August 13, 2014 at 11:37 AM
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United Airlines
INCIDENT #4: CARRIER: United Airlines Flight UA218 DATE: August 13, 2014 ROUTING: Honolulu, HI (HNL) to Chicago, IL (ORD) to Jacksonville, FL (JAX)...Injury Dog ORD Flight UA218Oct, 2014
August 13, 2014 at 08:50 AM
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United Airlines
INCIDENT #2: CARRIER: United Airlines Flight UA1554 DATE: August 13, 2014 ROUTING: San Jose Costa Rica (SJO)to Newark, NJ (EWR) to Zurich, Switzerl...Injury Dog EWR Flight UA1554Oct, 2014
August 13, 2014 at 12:00 AM
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Alaska Airlines
Incident 1 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 669 (Denver, CO to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: Monday, August 11, 2014 Time of incident: Approximate...Injury Dog DEN Flight 669Oct, 2014
August 11, 2014 at 08:11 AM