AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Free-tailed bats reports at KSMF
The FAA database contains 17 filed reports pairing Sacramento Intl (KSMF) with Free-tailed bats; damage was indicated in 0.0% and engine ingestion in 0.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports171990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2024-06-04in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Free-tailed bats reports at KSMF: 17 paired reports in the FAA file
Free-tailed bats reports at KSMF contains 17 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national Free-tailed bats parent contains 131 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.