AIRPORT × AIRCRAFT
DC-9-40 reports at KILN
The FAA database contains 83 filed reports pairing Wilmington Air Park (KILN) with DC-9-40; damage was indicated in 2.4% and engine ingestion in 2.4%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports831990–export
Damage indicated22.4% of reports
Engine ingestion22.4% of reports
Latest report2008-10-08in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
DC-9-40 reports at KILN: 83 paired reports in the FAA file
DC-9-40 reports at KILN contains 83 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national DC-9-40 parent contains 299 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.