AIRPORT × AIRCRAFT
DC-8-61 reports at KILN
The FAA database contains 25 filed reports pairing Wilmington Air Park (KILN) with DC-8-61; damage was indicated in 4.0% 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 reports251990–export
Damage indicated14.0% of reports
Engine ingestion14.0% of reports
Latest report2003-08-14in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
DC-8-61 reports at KILN: 25 paired reports in the FAA file
DC-8-61 reports at KILN contains 25 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national DC-8-61 parent contains 50 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.