A Culver City man will plead guilty to crashing a drone into a firefighting aircraft during the recent Palisades Fire, federal prosecutors announced Friday. Peter Tripp Akemann, 56, agreed to plead ...

Federal authorities say a man has agreed to plead guilty to unsafely operating a drone that collided with a firefighting ...

The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a strong ... aircraft that was operating over the Palisades Fire. Los Angeles Fire Department officials said the collision occurred around 1 p.m ...

Peter Akemann agreed to plead guilty to recklessly operating a drone that crashed into and damaged a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire earlier this month, officials said.

Los Angeles Times via Getty Images However ... Restrictions] TFRs,” the agency stated. L.A. County Fire Department “The FAA treats these violations seriously and immediately considers swift ...

The aircraft landed safely and the incident is being investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), officials said.

Jan. 22, 10:30 a.m. PST Cal Fire data marked the Palisades Fire at 68% containment and the Eaton Fire at 91% containment, ...

USA TODAY on Monday reached out to the FBI Los Angeles Field Office and the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department for comment ... dozens of repeated water scoops to tackle the Palisades Fire. The FAA said ...

A drone collided with a firefighting aircraft flying over the Palisades fire on Thursday, causing the plane to be grounded for several days of repairs and leading to an investigation into who flew ...

A firefighting aircraft was grounded on Thursday after it was struck by a drone while flying over the Palisades Fire ... "The FAA has not authorized anyone unaffiliated with the Los Angeles ...

USA TODAY on Monday reached out to the FBI Los Angeles Field Office and the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department for comment ... to tackle the Palisades Fire. The FAA said it has enacted several ...