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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CO Flight #90 LAX-EWR Dog - Labrador Mix Name: "Cody" July 18, 2006 Male, 14 yrs old Owner/Guardian REDA...Death Dog CLE Flight CO90Sep, 2006
July 18, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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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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CO Flight #486 EWR-SJU Dog - Mixed breed Name: "Joey" July 10, 2006 Male, 6 yrs old Owner/Guar...Death Dog SJU Flight CO486Sep, 2006
July 10, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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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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United Airlines
Animal Incident Report To the U.S. Department of Transportation Pursuant to 14 CFR 234.13 Submitted by United Airlines Reporting Period: June 1, ...Death Dog SEA Flight 754Aug, 2006
June 26, 2006 at 10:15 PM
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Delta
Carrier Delta Air Lines Flight Number Flight # DL4400 ALB-ATL Date and Time of Incident June 24, 2006 @ approximately 1915 Type of Incident De...Death Cat ATL Flight DL4400Aug, 2006
June 24, 2006 at 07:15 PM
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Shuttle America
Animal Incident Report to the US Department of Transportation Pursuant to 14 CFR 234.13 Reporting Period June 1, 2006 - June 30, 2006 Carrier: ...Loss Cat ROC Flight UA 7546Aug, 2006
June 24, 2006 at 10:00 AM
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Incident #2 CO flight 205 OKC - IAH Pug - Male June 18, 2006 Name: "Buster" - 7 yrs old Owner/Guard...Death Dog IAH Brachycephalic Flight CO 205Aug, 2006
June 18, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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Delta
Delta Air Lines Live Animal Incident Report - REDACTED Reporting Period: June 1 -- June 30, 2006 Carrier Delta Air Lines Flight Number Flight #...Loss Dog ATL Flight DL1606Aug, 2006
June 17, 2006 at 10:00 PM
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Incident #1: CO flight 1681 EWR-SEA Golden Retriever - Male June 3, 2006 Name: �Skipper� - 7 yrs old ...Injury Dog SEA Flight CO 1681Aug, 2006
June 03, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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Shuttle America
Animal Incident Report to the US Department of Transportation Pursuant to 14 CFR 234.13 Reporting Period May 1, 2006 -- May 31, 2006 Carrier: ...Death Dog MSY Brachycephalic Flight UA 7599Jul, 2006
May 28, 2006 at 09:50 PM
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Alaska Airlines
Incident 1 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 119 Date of incident: 5/14/2006 Time of incident: approximately 10:00pm Descri...Death Dog ANC Flight 119Jul, 2006
May 14, 2006 at 10:00 PM
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Incident #2: CO flight 1151 EWR-ATL American Bulldog - Female April 30, 2006 Name: Midget Age: 2yrs Owne...Death Dog ATL Brachycephalic Flight CO 1151Jun, 2006
April 30, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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American Airlines
Carrier and Flight Number American Airlines Flight 610 Date and Time of the Incident 26 APR 6:55pm EDT Description of the Animal, Including Name ...Death Dog JFK Brachycephalic Flight 610Jun, 2006
April 26, 2006 at 06:55 PM
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United Airlines
INCIDENT: United Flight: 432 April 24, 2006: 1:00 PM Age: Name: Ginxie Narrative Description: Descri...Death Cat ORD Flight 432Jun, 2006
April 24, 2006 at 01:00 PM
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Northwest Airlines
Priority Pet Incident Report Type: Escape Date/Time of Incident: April 19, 2006, approx 14:00 Location: DTW Routing: OKA-KIX (JL) – KIX-DTW...Loss Cat DTW Flight N/AJun, 2006
April 19, 2006 at 02:00 PM
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Pinnacle Airlines, Inc
Carrier: Pinnacle Airlines, Inc. Flight Number: NW5963 Date & Time of Incident: 4/7/06 Station: SGF Description of animal, including name, if...Injury Dog SGF Flight NW5963Jun, 2006
April 07, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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Incident #1: CO flight 1664 AUS-IAH English Bulldog - Female April 5, 2006 Name: Gretta Age: 1yr &...Death Dog IAH Brachycephalic Flight CO 1664Jun, 2006
April 05, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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Incident #1: CO flight 391 MIA -IAH Australia Shepherd - Male March 21, 2006 Name: Rowdy Owner/Guardian REDACT...Death Dog IAH Flight CO 391May, 2006
March 21, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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Pinnacle Airlines, Inc
Carrier: Pinnacle Airlines, Inc. Flight Number: NW 5746 CMH-MEM NW 5761 MEM-TUL Date of Incident: 3/10/06 Station: TUL Description of animal, inclu...Injury Cat TUL Flight NW 5761May, 2006
March 10, 2006 at 12:00 AM