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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American Airlines
N/ADeath Dog DFW Brachycephalic Flight AA1789Jun, 2010
April 01, 2010 at 02:45 PM
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Delta
Delta Air Lines Live Animal Incident Report - Redacted Reporting Period: March 2010 Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: 1287 14MAR ATL/PD...Injury Cat PDX Flight 1287May, 2010
March 14, 2010 at 09:00 PM
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Alaska Airlines
Incident 1 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 152 (Kotzebue to Anchorage) Date of incident: February 20, 2010 Time of incident:...Death Dog ANC Flight 152Apr, 2010
February 20, 2010 at 04:35 PM
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Delta
Delta Air Lines Live Animal Incident Report - Redacted Reporting Period: February 1 - February 28 Carrier: Delta Air Lines, Inc. Flight Number: ...Death Dog ATL Brachycephalic Flight 51Apr, 2010
February 18, 2010 at 08:30 PM
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United Airlines
REDACTED REPORT Animal Incident Report To the U.S. Department of Transportation Pursuant to 14 CFR 234.13 Submitted by United Airlines Reportin...Death Dog DME Brachycephalic Flight 964Apr, 2010
February 02, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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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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SkyWest
Date 1/6/10 SkyWest Flight Number 4543 Time of Incident 12:30p _ Reporting Manager/Supervisor Station IDA ...Injury Dog IDA Flight 4543Mar, 2010
January 06, 2010 at 12:30 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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American Airlines
Carrier and Flight Number American Airlines Flight #48 (DFW - CDG) Date and Time of the Incident 7 December 2009 Description of the Animal, In...Death Dog CDG Flight 48Feb, 2010
December 07, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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Delta
Cargo Incident Report # 1209-1 Type: Death Date of Incident: December 3, 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA Routing: Los Angeles – Atlanta, Delta ...Death Dog ATL Brachycephalic Flight 2098Feb, 2010
December 03, 2009 at 07:22 AM
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American Airlines
Carrier and Flight Number AA1839 (TUL-DFW-SEA) Date and Time of the Incident 0905 on 27-Nov-09 Description of the Animal, Including Name Puppy; ...Death Dog DFW Flight AA1839Jan, 2010
November 27, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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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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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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American Airlines
Carrier and Flight Number AA711(FLL to ORD) and continuing to EWR on AA1526 Date and Time of the Incident PM on 02-Nov-09 Description of the Ani...Death Dog ORD Brachycephalic Flight AA711Jan, 2010
November 02, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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Continental
TOTAL ANIMALS SHIPPED DURING REPORTING PERIOD: 8,006 TOTAL REPORTABLE INCIDENTS DURING PERIOD: 1 % OF REPOR...Death Dog ATL Brachycephalic Flight 1420Nov, 2009
September 21, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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Northwest Airlines
Cargo Incident Report # 0909-1 Type: Death Date of Incident: September 11, 2009 Location: Charlotte, NC Routing: Charlotte – Minneapolis/S...Death Dog CLT Flight 393Nov, 2009
September 11, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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American Airlines
Carrier and Flight Number American Airlines Flight #905 (MIA – GIG) Date and Time of the Incident 07 September 2009 Narrative Description of I...Death Dog GIG Flight 905Nov, 2009
September 07, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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Northwest Airlines
Type: Death Date/Time of Incident: Sept 3, 2009 Location: FRA (Frankfurt, Germany) Routing: NW52 DTW-FRA 5:20P / 7:40A +1 AWB: Not ap...Death Dog FRA Brachycephalic Flight 52Nov, 2009
September 03, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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Delta
Cargo Incident Report # 0809-1 Type: Death Date of Incident: August 29, 2009 Location: SFO Routing: Atlanta – San Francisco Delta Flight 1...Death Dog SFO Brachycephalic Flight 1065Oct, 2009
August 25, 2009 at 10:27 PM
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American Airlines
Carrier and Flight Number AA, 1273 (RNO); Animal was never dispatched on flight Date and Time of the Incident 14-Aug-09 Narrative Description of ...Death Dog RNO Flight 1272Oct, 2009
August 14, 2009 at 12:00 AM