Drone pilot agrees to plead guilty in collision that grounded aircraft fighting Palisades fire
The drone, which authorities say was flying in restricted airspace on Jan. 9, put a fist-sized hole in the wing of a Super Scooper — a massive fixed-wing plane that can drop large amounts of water onto a fast-moving fire.
Culver City man to plead guilty to flying drone into Super Scooper plane during Palisades fire
A Culver City man has pleaded guilty to operating the drone that damaged and temporarily grounded a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft while crews battled the deadly Palisades Fire earlier this month, federal prosecutors announced on Friday, Jan. 31.
Man agrees to plead guilty for flying drone that damaged firefighting aircraft in LA wildfire
Federal authorities say a man has agreed to plead guilty to unsafely operating a drone that collided with a firefighting aircraft during the deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles.
Man pleads guilty in drone strike of Quebec water bomber fighting L.A. fires
A 56-year-old Californian man has pleaded guilty to operating the drone that crashed into a Quebec water bomber plane fighting the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles earlier this month.
Man agrees to plead guilty to crashing drone into 'Super Scooper' during Palisades Fire in CA
Federal charges were announced Friday in connection to a civilian drone that hit and damaged a water-dropping super scooper aircraft during the destructive Palisades Fire.
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Live: LA man charged after crashing drone into firefighting aircraft
Federal law enforcement officials revealed a man has been charged regarding a drone incident relating to the Pacific Palisades fire. The Los Angeles-area man has been criminally charged after his drone hit a firefighting super scooper.
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