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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Continental
Animal Incident Report to the U.S. Department of Transportation Pursuant to 14 CFR 234.13 Period: January 1 - 31, 2006 REDACTED February 15, 2...Injury Dog IAH Flight CO526Mar, 2006
January 29, 2006
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Delta
Delta Air Lines Live Animal Incident Report - REDACTED Reporting Period: January 1 – January 31, 2006 Carrier Delta Air Lines Flight Number Fli...Death Dog ATL Brachycephalic Flight DL125Mar, 2006
January 10, 2006
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Delta
Carrier Delta Air Lines Flight Number Flight # DL810 PIT-ATL Date and Time of Incident December 8, 2005 – approximately 1930 Type of Inciden...Loss Cat ATL Flight 810Feb, 2006
December 08, 2005
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Hawaiian Air
Date: 03Dec05 Time: 8:35 a.m. Reporting Station: SEA Flight: HA 21 From: SEA To: HNL Animal Informa...Injury Dog SEA Brachycephalic Flight 21Jan, 2006
December 02, 2005
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SkyWest
Incident Involving Animal During Air Transport Date 11/11/05 SkyWest Flight Number 3793 Time of Incident 1:30 p MST Reporting Manager/Supe...Death Dog SLC Flight 3793Jan, 2006
November 11, 2005
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American Airlines
Carrier and Flight Number American Eagle Flight 3597 Date and Time of the Incident 8 NOV 8:40 pm EST Description of the Animal, Including Name Ca...Loss Cat CMH Flight 3597Apr, 2006
November 08, 2005
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Horizon Air
Carrier: Horizon Air Flight: 2309 Portland to Eureka-Arcata Date of Incident: October 25, 2005 Time of Incident: Approximately 5...Death Bird ACV Flight 2309Dec, 2005
October 25, 2005
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Horizon Air
Carrier: Horizon Air Flight: 2309 Portland to Eureka-Arcata Date of Incident: October 25, 2005 Time of Incident: Approximately 5...Death Bird ACV Flight 2309Dec, 2005
October 25, 2005
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American Airlines
Carrier and Flight Number American Airlines Flight 0327 Date and Time of the Incident 22 OCT05 6:20pm PDT Description of the Animal, Including Na...Death Dog SFO Flight 327Dec, 2005
October 22, 2005
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United Airlines
INCIDENT: United Flight: 1555 Breed: Beagle October 5, 2005: 5:54 PM arrival Age: 8 Name: Snoopy Narrative Descriptio...Death Dog MCO Flight 1555Dec, 2005
October 05, 2005
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American Airlines
Carrier and Flight Number American Airlines Flight 1129 Date and Time of the Incident 03OCT05 at 7:45am CDT Description of the Animal, Including...Death Dog DFW Brachycephalic Flight 1129Dec, 2005
October 03, 2005
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Continental
Description of the Incident: Animal was deceased upon arrival (inside its kennel) at Oklahoma City. Description of the Cause of the Incident: Acco...Death Dog OKC Brachycephalic Flight 318Nov, 2005
September 17, 2005
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US Airways
Carrier and Flight Number: US Airways Flight # US28 SEA-CLT Date and Time of Incident: August 30, 2005, between 11:15am (local, Seattle, W...Loss Cat CLT Flight 28Oct, 2005
August 30, 2005
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US Airways
Carrier and Flight Number: US Airways Flight # US127 PHL-SAN Date and Time of Incident: August 30, 2005, approximately 7:05pm (local, PHL)...Injury Dog PHL Flight 127Oct, 2005
August 30, 2005
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Horizon Air
Carrier: Horizon Air Flight: 2500 Burbank to Portland Date of Incident: August 24, 2005 Time of Inc...Injury Dog PDX Flight 2500Oct, 2005
August 24, 2005
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American Airlines
Carrier and Flight Number American Airlines Flight 2282 Date and Time of the Incident 22 AUG05 at 2251 EDT Description of the Animal, Including ...Death Dog BWI Brachycephalic Flight 2282Oct, 2005
August 21, 2005
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Continental
Description of the Incident: Duke flew on a non-stop flight from Newark, NJ to San Francisco, CA along with another pet from the same family (separ...Death Dog SFO Flight 148Oct, 2005
August 21, 2005
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Continental
Description of the Incident: Self-inflicted injury to the mouth which occurred when animal chewed through the kennel. Description of the Cause of ...Injury Dog TPA Flight 218Oct, 2005
August 13, 2005
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American Airlines
Carrier and Flight Number American Airlines Flight 59 Date and Time of the Incident 06AUG05 at 1205CDT Description of the Animal, Including Name ...Death Dog SFO Brachycephalic Flight 59Oct, 2005
August 06, 2005
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Continental
Description of the Incident: Dog arrived Newark deceased. Description of the Cause of the Incident: Necropsy was performed and the examining veter...Death Dog EWR Flight 220Oct, 2005
August 02, 2005
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