Swainson's hawk: Aircraft Strikes
278 reported strikes · 40 damaging · Medium species
Airports where this happens most
- Salt Lake City Intl56
- Sacramento Intl33
- Denver Intl Airport32
- Stockton Metro12
- Kansas City Intl11
- Dallas/Fort Worth Intl Airport11
- Midland Intl7
- George Bush Intercontinental/ Houston Airport7
Notable strikes
- 2015-04-09 · B-737-800 · Swainson's hawk · Substantial
Id by smithsonian. Aal1300 alert ii. During climb at 50-100 fet severe vibration in ENG caused by birdstrike. Emergency was declared. Pilot retarded power. Landed RWY 18r and taxied to gate w/o incident. Pilot reptd 4-5 blades were damaged. RWY was closed for…
- 2022-07-26 · A-321 · Swainson's hawk · Substantial
Delta flight 1057 Denver to Atlanta struck a large bird on take-off roll rwy 8. Aircraft aborted take-off and engine number 1 suffered catastrophic damage and fire. Engine number 1 suffered significant damage and caught fire. Right main gear, outer tire) was…
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · United States Government public domain.