AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Blackbirds reports at KDFW
The FAA database contains 55 filed reports pairing Dallas/Fort Worth Intl Arpt (KDFW) with Blackbirds; damage was indicated in 9.1% and engine ingestion in 5.5%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports551990–export
Damage indicated59.1% of reports
Engine ingestion35.5% of reports
Latest report2017-09-13in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Blackbirds reports at KDFW: 55 paired reports in the FAA file
Blackbirds reports at KDFW contains 55 filed reports; 5 indicate damage and 3 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.