AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Red-tailed hawk reports at KIND
The FAA database contains 59 filed reports pairing Indianapolis Intl Arpt (KIND) with Red-tailed hawk; damage was indicated in 5.1% and engine ingestion in 1.7%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports591990–export
Damage indicated35.1% of reports
Engine ingestion11.7% of reports
Latest report2026-01-08in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Red-tailed hawk reports at KIND: 59 paired reports in the FAA file
Red-tailed hawk reports at KIND contains 59 filed reports; 3 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.