3 days ago · Drone operator charged for hitting 'super scooper' plane during Palisades Fire: DOJ Peter Akemann, 56, has agreed to plead guilty to unsafe operation of a drone.

3 days ago · A Culver City man 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, the Justice Department announced today.

2 days ago · A water-dropping "super scooper" was grounded Thursday after it was hit and damaged by a civilian drone, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

2 days ago · A Southern California man admitted to operating a drone that collided with a firefighting airplane during the Palisades Fire as the blaze was charring tens of thousands of acres earlier this month ...

3 days ago · A Super Scooper plane drops water on the Palisades fire on Jan. 7, 2025, in Pacific Palisades.

2 days ago · FBI images show the damage done to a Canadian Super Scooper plane that was hit by a drone while battling the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles on Jan. 9, 2025.

2 days ago · A Canadian Super Scooper was grounded Jan. 9 after colliding with a drone while fighting the Palisades fire.

3 days ago · A Super Scooper drops ocean water on a hillside as the Palisades fire rages on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Pacific Palisades. Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images

2 days ago · A Culver City man was arrested in a drone collision with a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft over the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles County.

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...