AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
American black duck reports at KJFK
The FAA database contains 28 filed reports pairing John F Kennedy Intl (KJFK) with American black duck; damage was indicated in 10.7% and engine ingestion in 10.7%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports281990–export
Damage indicated310.7% of reports
Engine ingestion310.7% of reports
Latest report2026-02-11in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
American black duck reports at KJFK: 28 paired reports in the FAA file
American black duck reports at KJFK contains 28 filed reports; 3 indicate damage and 3 record engine ingestion, while the national American black duck parent contains 101 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.