AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Red-tailed hawk reports at KMSY
The FAA database contains 19 filed reports pairing Louie Armstrong New Orleans Intl Arpt (KMSY) with Red-tailed hawk; damage was indicated in 5.3% and engine ingestion in 0.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports191990–export
Damage indicated15.3% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2026-02-26in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Red-tailed hawk reports at KMSY: 19 paired reports in the FAA file
Red-tailed hawk reports at KMSY contains 19 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 0 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.