AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Bald eagle reports at KSEA
The FAA database contains 23 filed reports pairing Seattle-Tacoma Intl (KSEA) with Bald eagle; damage was indicated in 26.1% and engine ingestion in 13.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports231990–export
Damage indicated626.1% of reports
Engine ingestion313.0% of reports
Latest report2026-02-03in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Bald eagle reports at KSEA: 23 paired reports in the FAA file
Bald eagle reports at KSEA contains 23 filed reports; 6 indicate damage and 3 record engine ingestion, while the national Bald eagle parent contains 583 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.