AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Ducks reports at KSMF
The FAA database contains 74 filed reports pairing Sacramento Intl (KSMF) with Ducks; damage was indicated in 35.1% and engine ingestion in 6.8%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports741990–export
Damage indicated2635.1% of reports
Engine ingestion56.8% of reports
Latest report2025-03-08in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Ducks reports at KSMF: 74 paired reports in the FAA file
Ducks reports at KSMF contains 74 filed reports; 26 indicate damage and 5 record engine ingestion, while the national Ducks parent contains 853 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.