Great horned owl: Aircraft Strikes
472 reported strikes · 49 damaging · Large species
Airports where this happens most
- Denver Intl Airport93
- Kansas City Intl19
- Ted Stevens Anchorage Intl14
- Sacramento Intl13
- Washington Dulles Intl Airport10
- Dallas/Fort Worth Intl Airport10
- Chicago O'hare Intl Airport9
- Billings Logan Intl8
Notable strikes
- 2018-04-18 · B-737-700 · Great horned owl · Substantial
Bent four rotor blades in left engine. Further inspection was done by our maintenance. Note: assume 1 struck
- 2022-12-06 · A-320 · Great horned owl · Substantial
Inspected combustion chamber (due to birdstrike event - see l/p 60378650), bird debris found in/around panel overhang cooling holes and deflector cooling holes. Alaska Airlines Airbus A320 ingested Great Horned Owl into #1 engine. Engine replaced. AS…
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · United States Government public domain.