AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Blackbirds reports at KBNA
The FAA database contains 50 filed reports pairing Nashville Intl (KBNA) with Blackbirds; damage was indicated in 2.0% and engine ingestion in 4.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports501990–export
Damage indicated12.0% of reports
Engine ingestion24.0% of reports
Latest report2013-02-06in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Blackbirds reports at KBNA: 50 paired reports in the FAA file
Blackbirds reports at KBNA contains 50 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national Blackbirds parent contains 1,321 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.