Drone operator pleads guilty

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.
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.
California man pleads guilty after his drone collides with aircraft fighting Palisades Fire
A California man agrees to plead guilty to one count of unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft after his drone collides with firefighting Super Scooper aircraft battling the Palisades Fire.
Drone pilot to plead guilty in collision that grounded aircraft fighting Palisades fire
A drone that authorities say was flying in restricted airspace on Jan. 9 put a fist-sized hole in the wing of a Super Scooper, taking it out of service.
Treyarch co-founder pleads guilty to drone collision with firefighting plane during LA wildfires
Akemann flew his DJI Mini 3 Pro drone into restricted airspace over the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles. The drone collided with a
California Man Pleads Guilty In Drone Crash
A California man has pleaded guilty to recklessly operating a drone that collided with a Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper as it battled the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles in early January, the U.S. Justice Department announced.
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.
California man whose drone collided with firefighting aircraft pleads guilty
Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph McNally announced Friday that Peter Tripp Akemann, 56, of Culver City, California, admitted to "recklessly" operating a drone that collided with a firefighting aircraft during the Palisades fire.
Treyarch co-founder pleads guilty to flying drone that crashed into firefighting plane during LA wildfires
Treyarch co-founder Peter Akemann - who more recently served as president of Skydance Interactive - has pleaded guilty
Drone slams into aircraft responding to Palisades Fire, FAA issues warning
Los Angeles firefighters are facing issues as they battle wildfires. The FAA said a drone crashed into an aircraft over the Palisades Fire.
Firefighting plane damaged: Man in California admits to serious drone flight
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Drone crash at Palisades Fire blamed on tech exec with UC Berkeley Ph.D.
Peter Akemann, a former UC Berkeley Ph.D. student and once-prominent video games executive, flew a drone that hit a Super ...