AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
American coot reports at KSEA
The FAA database contains 9 filed reports pairing Seattle-Tacoma Intl (KSEA) with American coot; damage was indicated in 22.2% 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 reports91990–export
Damage indicated222.2% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2025-11-05in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
American coot reports at KSEA: 9 paired reports in the FAA file
American coot reports at KSEA contains 9 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national American coot parent contains 436 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.