AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Red-tailed hawk reports at KABE
The FAA database contains 23 filed reports pairing Lehigh Valley Intl (KABE) with Red-tailed hawk; damage was indicated in 4.3% and engine ingestion in 4.3%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports231990–export
Damage indicated14.3% of reports
Engine ingestion14.3% of reports
Latest report2023-07-06in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Red-tailed hawk reports at KABE: 23 paired reports in the FAA file
Red-tailed hawk reports at KABE contains 23 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Red-tailed hawk parent contains 4,484 reports.
WHY THERE IS NO RISK GRADE
FAA reporting is voluntary, reporting intensity varies, and this pairing has no flight-exposure denominator. Runway Wildlife keeps counts and conditional damage shares separate.