Microbats: Aircraft Strikes
1,863 reported strikes · 7 damaging · Small species
Airports where this happens most
- George Bush Intercontinental/ Houston Airport192
- Austin-bergstrom Intl164
- Charlotte/Douglas Intl Airport82
- Mc Allen Miller Intl60
- Des Moines Intl53
- Tampa Intl46
- Orlando Intl39
- Bill And Hillary Clinton Natl Airport/Adams Field39
Notable strikes
- 2023-05-16 · EC135 · Microbats · Substantial
Medical transport. The bat struck the lower inboard part of the right hand upper windscreen, pilots windscreen. The damage was a hole in the windscreen about 8"x4" in size. There were windscreen and animal parts on the outside and inside of the aircraft…
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · United States Government public domain.