The defendant has agreed to pay more than $65,000 in restitution and faces up to a year in federal prison, prosecutors said.
O n January 9th, 56-year-old Peter Akemann flew his DJI Mini 3 Pro drone far beyond the legal limit of his ability to see — ...
Prosecutors said a Culver City man agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge stemming from the incident that briefly ...
Federal charges were announced Friday in connection to a civilian drone that hit and damaged a water-dropping super scooper ...
A Canadian “Super Scooper” aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles had to be grounded after it hit a drone flying ...
"Lack of common sense and ignorance of your duty as a drone pilot will not shield you from criminal charges," FBI Los Angeles ...
A 56-year-old Culver City man has agreed to plead guilty to “recklessly operating a drone” that ended up crashing into and damaging a Super Scooper as it was ...
Federal authorities and California police are investigating after someone flew a drone into the wing of a firefighting aircraft as it carried water ... as the plane, the Quebec 1 Super Scooper ...
According to fire officials, the plane hit a privately owned ... according to ABC 7. Super Scooper planes fly low and pick up water, which is then dumped over wildfires. The FAA has restricted ...
A drone hit the wing of a Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper plane fighting the LA fires. Cal Fire only has one other Quebec 1 ...
“That’s a lot of water that helps protect homes.” According to Business Insider, a Super Scooper typically costs roughly $30 million, one of the most expensive firefighting aircraft. The ...