AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Red-tailed hawk reports at KSNA
The FAA database contains 25 filed reports pairing John Wayne-Orange County Arpt (KSNA) with Red-tailed hawk; damage was indicated in 12.0% and engine ingestion in 12.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports251990–export
Damage indicated312.0% of reports
Engine ingestion312.0% of reports
Latest report2024-11-01in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Red-tailed hawk reports at KSNA: 25 paired reports in the FAA file
Red-tailed hawk reports at KSNA contains 25 filed reports; 3 indicate damage and 3 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.