Drone operator pleads guilty after aircraft strikes firefighting plane over Palisades Fire
Peter Tripp Akemann, 56, agreed to plead guilty to one count of unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft, federal prosecutors in Los Angeles said.
Drone operator charged for hitting 'super scooper' plane during Palisades Fire: DOJ
The defendant has agreed to pay more than $65,000 in restitution and faces up to a year in federal prison, prosecutors said.
Culver City man pleads guilty to drone crash into Super Scooper during Palisades Fire
As part of his plea agreement, Peter Tripp Akemann agreed to pay full restitution of just over $65,000 to the government of Quebec, which supplied the plane, and an aircraft repair company that handled the necessary fixes.
Man agrees to plead guilty in drone collision with Super Scooper over Palisades Fire
A Culver City man was arrested in a drone collision with a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft over the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles County.
Man pleads guilty to crashing drone into firefighting aircraft battling the Palisades Fire
A Culver City man pleaded guilty today to recklessly operating a drone that crashed into and damaged a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft battling the Palisades Fire last month. Peter Tripp Akemann,
Culver City man agrees to plead guilty to crashing drone into 'Super Scooper' during Palisades Fire
A civilian drone operator agreed to plead guilty after being charged in connection with a collision that damaged a firefighting aircraft.
Ex-Skydance Executive Pleads Guilty To "Recklessly" Operating Drone That Crashed Into Super Scooper During L.A. Wildfires – Update
Former president of Skydance Interactive Peter Akemann pleaded guilty today to recklessly operating a drone that crashed into and damaged a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft battling the Palisades Fire last month.
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LA County man admits to flying drone over Palisades Fire that crashed into firefighting plane
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Drone operator avoids jail after mid-air collision with LA firefighting aircraft
Officials say the plane was owned by the government of Quebec ... on Jan. 9 and flew it more than 1.5 miles toward the Palisades Fire before losing site of it. It then crashed with the Super ...
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Culver City man to plead guilty to crashing drone into 'Super Scooper' during Palisades Fire
A Culver City man is scheduled to plead guilty Wednesday to recklessly operating a drone that crashed into and damaged a ...