AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Red-tailed hawk reports at KPIT
The FAA database contains 44 filed reports pairing Pittsburgh Intl Arpt (KPIT) with Red-tailed hawk; damage was indicated in 4.5% and engine ingestion in 4.5%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports441990–export
Damage indicated24.5% of reports
Engine ingestion24.5% of reports
Latest report2026-06-28in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Red-tailed hawk reports at KPIT: 44 paired reports in the FAA file
Red-tailed hawk reports at KPIT contains 44 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 2 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.