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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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: 215 Date of incident: 4/17/07 Time of incident: (During-flight) between 6:15a PT -1:05p PT...Death Dog 000 Flight 215Jun, 2007
April 17, 2007 at 12:00 PM
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United Airlines
April 12, 2007 United Flight: 861 IAD/GRU March 28, 2007 Animal: Dog – Lhasa Apso Narrative Descriptio...Death Dog GRU Brachycephalic Flight 861May, 2007
March 28, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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Flt #667 Seattle - Anchorage Cat - 14 yrs old / Male / Orange Tabby March 28, 2007 Breed: Amer. Sh...Death Cat ANC Flight 667May, 2007
March 28, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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CO Flight # 1496 Las Vegas - Houston Cat - Domestic / 2 years old March 27, 2007 Male / Name: Unknown Owner/Guardi...Loss Cat LAS Flight 1496Jul, 2007
March 27, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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Northwest Airlines
Type: Injury Date/Time of Incident: March 20, 2005, approx. 6:00pm Central Time Location: MSP Routing: NW #312 LAX-MSP NW #626 MSP-IAD AWB:...Injury Cat MSP Flight 312May, 2007
March 20, 2007 at 06:00 PM
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INCIDENT 1: Flt #360 Newark - San Antonio Dog - 10 yrs old / Male 71lbs March 9, 2007 Breed: Siberian ...Death Dog SAT Flight 360May, 2007
March 09, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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INCIDENT #2: Flt #1 Honolulu - Guam Cat - Male / 1 year old February 27, 2007 Breed: Dom. Short Ha...Loss Cat HNL Flight 1Jun, 2007
February 27, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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Alaska Airlines
Incident 1 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 7 Date of incident: 2/15/07 Time of incident: approximately 8:30 pm Descripti...Death Dog 000 Brachycephalic Flight 7Apr, 2007
February 15, 2007 at 08:30 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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United Airlines
February 14, 2007 United Flight: 81 LAX/HNL January 28, 2007: 12:45 PM Animal: Dog /Pug Narrative Descrip...Death Dog HNL Brachycephalic Flight 81Mar, 2007
January 28, 2007 at 12:45 PM
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February 14, 2007 TOTAL ANIMALS SHPPED DURING REPORTING PERIOD: 7,409 TOTAL REPORTABLE INCIDENTS DURING PERIOD: ...Death Dog HNL Flight N/AMar, 2007
January 11, 2007 at 10:26 AM
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United Airlines
February 14, 2007 United Flight: 167 IAD/SMF January 6, 2007: 12:15 PM Animal: Cat Narrative Description: De...Loss Cat IAD Flight 167Mar, 2007
January 06, 2007 at 12:15 PM
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United Airlines
United Flight: Lufthansa Flight 4869 and United Flight 903 MAN/MUC/IAD December 28, 2006: 3:00 PM Animal: Cat ...Loss Cat IAD Flight 903Feb, 2007
December 28, 2006 at 03:00 PM
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Alaska Airlines
Incident 1 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 584 Date of incident: 12/28/06 Time of incident: approximately 10 am Descripti...Injury Dog DEN Flight 584Mar, 2007
December 28, 2006 at 10:00 AM
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Delta
Carrier Delta Air Lines Flight Number Flight # DL5297 DCA-JFK Date and Time of Incident December 26, 2006 – approximately 1730 Type of Incid...Loss Cat JFK Flight DL5297Feb, 2007
December 26, 2006 at 05:30 PM
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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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Northwest Airlines
Type: Loss Date of Incident: December 12, 2006 Location: MEM Routing: NW 158 SEA-MSP NW 458 MSP-MEM AWB: 012 SEA 60525076 Description o...Loss Dog MEM Flight NE 485Feb, 2007
December 12, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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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