AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Mourning dove reports at KSBN
The FAA database contains 73 filed reports pairing South Bend Regional (KSBN) with Mourning dove; damage was indicated in 1.4% 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 reports731990–export
Damage indicated11.4% of reports
Engine ingestion11.4% of reports
Latest report2026-07-19in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Mourning dove reports at KSBN: 73 paired reports in the FAA file
Mourning dove reports at KSBN contains 73 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Mourning dove parent contains 17,518 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.