AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Turkey vulture reports at KBNA
The FAA database contains 16 filed reports pairing Nashville Intl (KBNA) with Turkey vulture; damage was indicated in 12.5% and engine ingestion in 6.2%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports161990–export
Damage indicated212.5% of reports
Engine ingestion16.2% of reports
Latest report2026-08-02in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Turkey vulture reports at KBNA: 16 paired reports in the FAA file
Turkey vulture reports at KBNA contains 16 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Turkey vulture parent contains 1,189 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.