A Culver City man agreed to plead guilty in connection with an unauthorized drone's collision with a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft that was flying over the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles County.

A damaged firefighting aircraft is seen after a drone strike while responding to the Palisades Fire on Jan. 9 ... which supplied the super scooper, and the company that repaired the plane ...

PACIFIC PALISADES, LOS ANGELES (KABC ... drone that hit and damaged a water-dropping "Super Scooper" aircraft during the destructive Palisades Fire. Peter Tripp Akemann, 56, agreed to plead ...

“We hit a drone this afternoon — first one,” said L.A. County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone. “Our Super Scooper hit a small drone.” He said the incident occurred over the Palisades fire Thursda ...

The aircraft was flying over the Palisades Fire, one of the most destructive ... a football-sized hole in the wing of the plane. The "super scooper" landed safely, though it remains out of service.

A firefighting plane that drops more than 1,500 gallons of water at a time is grounded after it collided with a drone flying illegally above the Palisades fire Thursday, Jan. 9, according to ...

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 it ...

Because of the damage, the Super Scooper, which can drop 1,600 gallons ... It will likely be out of commission for the duration of the Palisades fire, Thomas said. In the temporary flight ...

The Federal Aviation Administration said it is investigating after fire officials ... dropping "super scooper" firefighting aircraft struck a drone while operating over the Palisades Fire in ...