AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
European starling reports at KACK
The FAA database contains 8 filed reports pairing Nantucket Memorial (KACK) with European starling; damage was indicated in 0.0% and engine ingestion in 12.5%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports81990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion112.5% of reports
Latest report2025-06-13in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
European starling reports at KACK: 8 paired reports in the FAA file
European starling reports at KACK contains 8 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national European starling parent contains 7,008 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.