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Drone Operator Pleads Guilty After Collision with Firefighting Aircraft During Palisades Fire

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Drone Operator Pleads Guilty After Collision with Firefighting Aircraft During Palisades Fire

In a recent legal development, 56-year-old Peter Tripp Akemann of Culver City, California, has agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft. This plea follows a January 9 incident where Akemann's drone collided with a "Super Scooper" firefighting plane during the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles.

According to federal prosecutors, Akemann launched his DJI Mini 3 Pro drone from Santa Monica's Third Street Promenade, intending to capture footage of the wildfire. He piloted the drone beyond his line of sight, approximately 1.5 miles toward Pacific Palisades, where it. . .

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