AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Turkey vulture reports at KDAB
The FAA database contains 15 filed reports pairing Daytona Beach Intl (KDAB) with Turkey vulture; damage was indicated in 53.3% and engine ingestion in 6.7%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports151990–export
Damage indicated853.3% of reports
Engine ingestion16.7% of reports
Latest report2025-02-11in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Turkey vulture reports at KDAB: 15 paired reports in the FAA file
Turkey vulture reports at KDAB contains 15 filed reports; 8 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.