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.

Hawaiian Air

Carrier: Hawaiian Airlines Flight Number: 15 Date & Time of Incident: 12/27/2021 12:00 AM Type of Incident: Injury Description of Animal: B...

Injury Cat HNL Flight 15

Feb, 2022

December 27, 2021 at 12:00 AM
American Airlines

Carrier: American Airlines Flight Number: 374 Date & Time of Incident: 12/10/2021 12:00 AM Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Bree...

Death Dog MCO Flight 374

Feb, 2022

December 10, 2021 at 12:00 AM
Alaska Airlines

Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight Number: 73 Date & Time of Incident: 11/24/2021 Type of Incident: Injury Description of Animal: Breed: Austr...

Injury Dog ANC Flight 73

Jan, 2022

November 24, 2021 at 12:00 AM
Alaska Airlines

Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight Number: 1352 Date & Time of Incident: 09/08/2021 Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Breed: Abys...

Death Cat BOS Flight 1352

Nov, 2021

September 08, 2021 at 12:00 AM
Alaska Airlines

Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight Number: 940 Date & Time of Incident: 08/26/2021 Type of Incident: Injury Description of Animal: Breed: Affe...

Injury Dog DFW Brachycephalic Flight 940

Oct, 2021

August 26, 2021 at 12:00 AM
Alaska Airlines

Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight Number: 9 Date & Time of Incident: 08/17/2021 Type of Incident: Injury Description of Animal: Breed: Affenp...

Injury Dog MCO Brachycephalic Flight 9

Oct, 2021

August 17, 2021 at 12:00 AM
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 417

Oct, 2021

August 12, 2021 at 12:00 AM
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 246

Oct, 2021

August 05, 2021 at 12:00 AM
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 3483

Sep, 2021

July 30, 2021 at 12:00 AM
Hawaiian Air

Carrier: Hawaiian Airlines Flight Number: HA187 Date & Time of Incident: 07/21/2021 12:00 AM Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal:...

Death Dog HNL Brachycephalic Flight 187

Sep, 2021

July 21, 2021 at 12:00 AM
Alaska Airlines

Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight Number: 393 Date & Time of Incident: 07/18/2021 Type of Incident: Injury Description of Animal: Breed: Not...

Injury Cat JFK Flight 393

Sep, 2021

July 18, 2021 at 12:00 AM
Alaska Airlines

Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight Number: 760 Date & Time of Incident: 05/31/2021 Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Breed: Whip...

Death Dog SAN Flight 760

Jul, 2021

May 31, 2021 at 12:00 AM
Alaska Airlines

Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight Number: 187 Date & Time of Incident: 05/26/2021 Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Breed: Labr...

Death Dog ANC Flight 187

Jul, 2021

May 26, 2021 at 12:00 AM
American Airlines

Carrier: American Airlines Flight Number: 102 Date & Time of Incident: 05/20/2021 12:00 AM Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: B...

Death Dog DFW Flight 102

Jul, 2021

May 20, 2021 at 12:00 AM
Hawaiian Air

Carrier: Hawaiian Airlines Flight Number: HA3 Date & Time of Incident: 05/03/2021 12:00 AM Type of Incident: Injury Description of Animal: ...

Injury Dog HNL Flight 3

Jul, 2021

May 03, 2021 at 12:00 AM
Hawaiian Air

Carrier: Hawaiian Airlines Flight Number: HA214 Date & Time of Incident: 01/14/2021 12:00 AM Type of Incident: Injury Description of Animal...

Injury Dog HNL Flight HAL214

Mar, 2021

January 14, 2021 at 12:00 AM
American Airlines

Carrier: American Airlines Flight Number: 3317 Date & Time of Incident: 01/12/2021 12:00 AM Type of Incident: Injury Description of Animal:...

Injury Dog DFW Flight 3317

Mar, 2021

January 12, 2021 at 12:00 AM
American Airlines

Carrier: American Airlines Flight Number: 5 Date & Time of Incident: 12/19/2020 12:00 AM Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Bre...

Death Dog HNL Flight 5

Feb, 2021

December 19, 2020 at 12:00 AM
Hawaiian Air

Carrier: Hawaiian Airlines Flight Number: 197 Date & Time of Incident: 05/21/2020 12:00 AM Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: B...

Death Dog HNL Flight 197

Jul, 2020

May 21, 2020 at 12:00 AM
American Airlines

Carrier: American Airlines Flight Number: 1254 Date & Time of Incident: 04/03/2020 12:00 AM Type of Incident: Injury Description of Animal:...

Injury Dog MIA Flight 1254

Jun, 2020

April 03, 2020 at 08:12 PM

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