AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Red-tailed hawk reports at KSMF
The FAA database contains 35 filed reports pairing Sacramento Intl (KSMF) with Red-tailed hawk; damage was indicated in 22.9% and engine ingestion in 25.7%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports351990–export
Damage indicated822.9% of reports
Engine ingestion925.7% of reports
Latest report2026-06-26in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Red-tailed hawk reports at KSMF: 35 paired reports in the FAA file
Red-tailed hawk reports at KSMF contains 35 filed reports; 8 indicate damage and 9 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.