1 day ago · Akemann flew the drone at least 2,500 meters (more than 1.5 miles) toward the fire and lost sight of the drone. As Akemann was flying the drone, it collided with a Government of Quebec Super Scooper carrying two crewmembers attempting to fight the blaze. The impact caused an approximately 3-inch-by-6-inch hole in the left wing.

1 day ago · Peter Akemann, 56, of Culver City, has agreed to plead guilty to one count of unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft for the Jan. 9 drone collision, which damaged the Canadian "super scooper ...

1 day ago · The Super Scooper damaged by a drone was repaired, but grounded at a critical time in the fight against one of the deadliest and most destructive fires on record in California. By Jonathan Lloyd ...

1 day ago · A 56-year-old Culver City man agreed to plead guilty to “recklessly operating a drone” that ended up crashing into and damaging a Super Scooper as it was fighting the Palisades Fire earlier ...

1 day ago · Drone hits, grounds 1 of 2 'Super Scoopers' fighting Palisades Fire. Super Scooper hit by drone grounded until Monday. LA County only has two Super Scoopers both on loan from Quebec. With one of ...

1 day ago · A California man agrees to plead guilty to one count of unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft after his drone collides with firefighting Super Scooper aircraft battling the Palisades Fire.

1 day ago · Akemann went to the third floor of the 3rd Street Promenade parking garage on Jan. 9, launched his drone and lost sight of it before the small craft collided with a Super Scooper on loan from ...

1 day ago · A Culver City man has agreed to plead guilty to flying a drone that crashed into a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft, grounding it in the midst of the devastating Palisades Fire , federal ...

1 day ago · The drone, which authorities say was flying in restricted airspace on Jan. 9, put a fist-sized hole in the wing of a Super Scooper — a massive fixed-wing plane that can drop large amounts of ...

Jan 10, 2025 · Los Angeles authorities have vowed to prosecute illegal drone flights after a civilian drone collided with a Canadian “Super Scooper” aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire Thursday, forcing...