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
Carrier: United Airlines Flight Number: 762 Date & Time of Incident: 07/23/2016 Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Breed: Belgian M...Death Dog IAH Flight UA 762Sep, 2016
July 23, 2016 at 12:00 AM
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Hawaiian Air
Carrier: Hawaiian Airlines Flight Number: 50 Date & Time of Incident: 07/06/2016 12:00 AM Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Breed:...Death Dog Brachycephalic Flight HA 50Sep, 2016
July 06, 2016 at 12:00 AM
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United Airlines
Carrier: ExpressJet Airlines Flight Number: 3912 Date & Time of Incident: 06/24/2016 Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Breed: Chih...Death Dog Flight 3912Aug, 2016
June 24, 2016 at 12:00 AM
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United Airlines
Carrier: United Airlines Flight Number: 252 Date & Time of Incident: 06/22/2016 Type of Incident: Injury Description of Animal: Breed: Rhodesia...Injury Dog IAH Flight 252Aug, 2016
June 22, 2016 at 12:00 AM
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United Airlines
Carrier: United Airlines Flight Number: 1859 Date & Time of Incident: 06/21/2016 Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Breed: Yorkshir...Death Dog PHX Brachycephalic Flight 1859Aug, 2016
June 21, 2016 at 12:00 AM
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United Airlines
Carrier: United Airlines Flight Number: 1840 Date & Time of Incident: 06/16/2016 Type of Incident: Injury Description of Animal: Breed: Maltese...Injury Dog PHX Flight 1840Aug, 2016
June 16, 2016 at 12:00 AM
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United Airlines
Carrier: United Airlines Flight Number: 1600 Date & Time of Incident: 06/06/2016 Type of Incident: Injury Description of Animal: Breed: Labrado...Injury Dog LAX Flight 1600Aug, 2016
June 06, 2016 at 12:00 AM
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Delta
Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: 924 Date & Time of Incident: 04/26/2016 Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Breed: Not Known...Death Dog EWR Flight 924Jun, 2016
April 26, 2016 at 12:10 PM
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SkyWest
Carrier: SkyWest Airlines Flight Number: 7389 Date & Time of Incident: 04/20/2016 Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Breed: Other D...Death Pig ITH Flight 7389Jun, 2016
April 20, 2016 at 12:00 AM
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United Airlines
Carrier: United Airlines Flight Number: 0383 Date & Time of Incident: 04/19/2016 Type of Incident: Injury Description of Animal: Breed: Staffor...Injury Dog DEN Brachycephalic Flight 383Jun, 2016
April 19, 2016 at 06:33 AM
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United Airlines
Carrier: United Airlines Flight Number: 0578 Date & Time of Incident: 04/17/2016 Type of Incident: Injury Description of Animal: Breed: Bulldog...Injury Dog ORD Brachycephalic Flight 0578Jun, 2016
April 17, 2016 at 12:02 PM
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United Airlines
Carrier: United Airlines Flight Number: 780 Date & Time of Incident: 04/11/2016 Type of Incident: Injury Description of Animal: Breed: Boxer De...Injury Dog RDU Brachycephalic Flight 780Jun, 2016
April 11, 2016 at 09:50 AM
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United Airlines
Carrier: United Airlines Flight Number: 140 Date & Time of Incident: 04/05/2016 Type of Incident: Injury Description of Animal: Breed: Boxer De...Injury Dog CMH Brachycephalic Flight 140Jun, 2016
April 05, 2016 at 06:00 AM
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Alaska Airlines
Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight Number: 876 Date & Time of Incident: 04/19/2016 12:00 AM Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Breed: ...Death Dog SEA Brachycephalic Flight 876Jun, 2016
April 04, 2016 at 12:00 AM
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Delta
Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: 158 Date & Time of Incident: 03/20/2016 Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Breed: Not Known...Death Cat ATL Flight 158May, 2016
March 20, 2016 at 12:00 AM
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Delta
Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: 1153 Date & Time of Incident: 03/19/2016 Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Breed: Affenpin...Death Dog ATL Brachycephalic Flight 1153May, 2016
March 19, 2016 at 12:00 AM
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Delta
Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: 2469 Date & Time of Incident: 03/09/2016 Type of Incident: Injury Description of Animal: Breed: Not Kno...Injury Dog MSP Flight 2469May, 2016
March 09, 2016 at 05:34 PM
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Hawaiian Air
Carrier: Hawaiian Airlines Flight Number: 9 Date & Time of Incident: 02/29/2016 Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Breed: Great Dan...Death Dog HNL Flight 9Apr, 2016
February 29, 2016 at 08:52 PM
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Delta
Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: 1326 Date & Time of Incident: 02/21/2016 Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Breed: Abyssini...Death Cat ATL Flight 1326Apr, 2016
February 21, 2016 at 09:07 PM
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Delta
Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: 5771 Date & Time of Incident: 02/02/2016 Type of Incident: Injury Description of Animal: Breed: Cocker ...Injury Dog Flight 5771Apr, 2016
February 02, 2016 at 10:56 AM