Airline Pet Incidents
Below is a list of all incidents involving the loss, injury, or death of a pet during air travel or shipping. Information current as of August 2025.
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United Airlines
NCIDENT #3: UAX flight #6244 Des Moines to San Francisco Dog / 5 yrs.old Female September 25, 2012 Name: J...Death Dog SFO Flight UAX6244Nov, 2012
September 25, 2012
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United Airlines
INCIDENT #1: UA flight #3743 Buffalo to Chicago Cat / 3 yrs.old Female September 10, 2012 Name: Ariel Owner/Guardian R...Death Cat ORD Flight UA 3743Nov, 2012
September 10, 2012
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United Airlines
INCIDENT #2: CO flight #1284 Newark to San Francisco Dog– Golden Retriever / 2 yr old Female September 3, 2012 N...Death Dog SFO Flight CO 1284Nov, 2012
September 03, 2012
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American Airlines
Carrier and Flight Number American Airlines Flight #543 Date and Time of the Incident 02 September 2012 @ 2050 Description of the Animal, Inclu...Death Dog Flight AA543Nov, 2012
September 02, 2012
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Delta
Live Animal Incident Report (Redacted) Delta Cargo Cargo Incident Report Type: Injury Date of Incident: August 30, 2012 Location: Ontario, C...Injury Dog ONT Flight DL 1768Oct, 2012
August 30, 2012
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United Airlines
NCIDENT #2: UA flight #266 Houston to San Francisco Dog– Mastiff / 3 yr. old Male August 28, 2012 Name: Bam Bam ...Death Dog SFO Brachycephalic Flight 266Oct, 2012
August 28, 2012
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Delta
Live Animal Incident Report (Redacted) Delta Cargo Cargo Incident Report Type: Death Date of Incident: August 11, 2012 Location: Atlanta, GA ...Death Dog ATL Flight DL 1947Oct, 2012
August 11, 2012
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Alaska Airlines
Incident 1 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 123 (Seattle, WA to Fairbanks, AK) Date of incident: August 10, 2012 Time of incid...Injury Dog SEA Flight 123Oct, 2012
August 10, 2012
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United Airlines
INCIDENT #1: CO flight #1572 Houston to Raleigh Durham Dog– Chihuahua / 15 yrs. old Male August 10, 2012 Name: P...Death Dog RDU Flight 1572Oct, 2012
August 10, 2012
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American Airlines
Carrier and Flight Number American Airlines Flight #931 Date and Time of the Incident 18 July 2012 @ 0810 Description of the Animal, Including ...Loss Dog Flight AA931Sep, 2012
July 18, 2012
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Delta
Live Animal Incident Report (Redacted) Delta Cargo Cargo Incident Report Type: Injury Date of Incident: July 15, 2012 Location: Miami, Flori...Injury Dog MIA Flight 2173Sep, 2012
July 15, 2012
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Alaska Airlines
Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 151 (Anchorage, AK; to Kotzebue, AK; to Nome, AK) Date of incident: July 1, 2012 Time of inci...Injury Dog OME Brachycephalic Flight 151Sep, 2012
July 01, 2012
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Delta
Live Animal Incident Report (Redacted) Cargo Incident Report Type: Death Date of Incident: June 26, 2012 Location: Atlanta, GA Routing: Ra...Death Cat ATL Flight 96Aug, 2012
June 26, 2012
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United Airlines
INCIDENT #2: UA flight #1591 Newark to San Diego Dog– Golden Retriever / 6 yrs old Male June 16, 2012 Name: Roc...Death Dog SAN Flight UA1591Aug, 2012
June 16, 2012
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United Airlines
Animal Incident Report to the U.S. Department of Transportation Pursuant to 14 CFR § 234.13 Reporting Period: June 1-30, 2012 REDACTED July 16,...Death Dog SAN Flight UA1689Aug, 2012
June 08, 2012
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American Airlines
Carrier and Flight Number American Airlines Flight #956 Date and Time of the Incident 23 May 2012 @ 0615 Description of the Animal, Including N...Death Cat JFK Flight AA956Jul, 2012
May 23, 2012
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Alaska Airlines
Incident 2 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 114 & 522 (Anchorage, AK to Seattle, WA to Burbank, CA) Date of incident: May ...Injury Cat BUR Flight AA114 / AAJul, 2012
May 17, 2012
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Delta
Type: Death Date of Incident: May 17, 2012 Location: Atlanta, GA Routing: Brussels, BE (BRU) – Atlanta, GA (ATL) – Oklahoma City, OK (OKC)...Death Dog ATL Flight DL 081Jul, 2012
May 17, 2012
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Alaska Airlines
Incident 1 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 894 (Kona, HI to San Jose, CA) Date of incident: May 8, 2012 Time of incident: A...Death Dog SJC Brachycephalic Flight AA894Jul, 2012
May 08, 2012
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Delta
Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: 135 Date and Time of Incident 4/28/2012 6:00 AM Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal Breed: ...Death Dog ATL Flight DL135Jun, 2012
April 28, 2012
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