AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Red-tailed hawk reports at KSEA
The FAA database contains 101 filed reports pairing Seattle-Tacoma Intl (KSEA) with Red-tailed hawk; damage was indicated in 10.9% and engine ingestion in 5.9%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports1011990–export
Damage indicated1110.9% of reports
Engine ingestion65.9% of reports
Latest report2026-06-11in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Red-tailed hawk reports at KSEA: 101 paired reports in the FAA file
Red-tailed hawk reports at KSEA contains 101 filed reports; 11 indicate damage and 6 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.