AIRPORT × AIRCRAFT
DC-9-50 reports at KDTW
The FAA database contains 69 filed reports pairing Detroit Metro Wayne County Arpt (KDTW) with DC-9-50; damage was indicated in 8.7% and engine ingestion in 1.4%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports691990–export
Damage indicated68.7% of reports
Engine ingestion11.4% of reports
Latest report2012-10-30in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
DC-9-50 reports at KDTW: 69 paired reports in the FAA file
DC-9-50 reports at KDTW contains 69 filed reports; 6 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national DC-9-50 parent contains 494 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.