Reduced visibility from thick smoke, coupled with turbulence created by the fire's heat, can create perilous flying conditions.

A Culver City man has agreed to plead guilty to flying a drone that crashed into a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft, ...

The defendant has agreed to pay more than $65,000 in restitution and faces up to a year in federal prison, prosecutors said.

A Culver City man was arrested in a drone collision with a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft over the Palisades Fire in Los ...

A California man agrees to plead guilty to one count of unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft after his drone collides ...

A civilian drone operator agreed to plead guilty after being charged in connection with a collision that damaged a ...

Federal charges were announced Friday in connection to a civilian drone that hit and damaged a water-dropping super scooper ...

A California man is facing up to one year in federal prison for recklessly operating a drone that crashed into a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft as the crew was battling the devastating ...

A Culver City man has agreed to plead guilty to recklessly operating a drone that crashed into and damaged a Super Scooper ...

Jan. 31 (UPI) --A California man has agreed to plead guilty to recklessly operating a drone that crashed into and damaged a "Super Scooper" firefighting aircraft during the deadly Palisades fire ...

Peter Akemann will plead guilty for his drone colliding with a Super Scooper, halting wildfire efforts. He faces penalties and community service.

A Culver City man has agreed to plead guilty to crashing a drone into a Super Scooper aircraft making water drops over the deadly Palisades Fire, grounding the powerful firefighting aircraft early ...