AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Red-tailed hawk reports at KMEM
The FAA database contains 62 filed reports pairing Memphis Intl (KMEM) with Red-tailed hawk; damage was indicated in 14.5% and engine ingestion in 11.3%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports621990–export
Damage indicated914.5% of reports
Engine ingestion711.3% of reports
Latest report2024-10-14in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Red-tailed hawk reports at KMEM: 62 paired reports in the FAA file
Red-tailed hawk reports at KMEM contains 62 filed reports; 9 indicate damage and 7 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.