AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
American coot reports at KSLC
The FAA database contains 51 filed reports pairing Salt Lake City Intl (KSLC) with American coot; damage was indicated in 21.6% and engine ingestion in 13.7%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports511990–export
Damage indicated1121.6% of reports
Engine ingestion713.7% of reports
Latest report2026-07-07in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
American coot reports at KSLC: 51 paired reports in the FAA file
American coot reports at KSLC contains 51 filed reports; 11 indicate damage and 7 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.