AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Red-tailed hawk reports at KDTW
The FAA database contains 95 filed reports pairing Detroit Metro Wayne County Arpt (KDTW) with Red-tailed hawk; damage was indicated in 6.3% and engine ingestion in 5.3%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports951990–export
Damage indicated66.3% of reports
Engine ingestion55.3% of reports
Latest report2025-08-06in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Red-tailed hawk reports at KDTW: 95 paired reports in the FAA file
Red-tailed hawk reports at KDTW contains 95 filed reports; 6 indicate damage and 5 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.