A Culver City man is scheduled to plead guilty Wednesday to recklessly operating a drone that crashed into and damaged a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft battling the Palisades Fire last month.

As Akemann was flying the drone, it collided with a government of Quebec Super Scooper carrying two crew members attempting to fight the blaze. The impact caused a roughly 3-inch-by-6-inch hole in ...

Peter Tripp Akemann, 56, agreed to plead guilty to one count of unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft, federal prosecutors in Los Angeles said.

Peter Akemann will plead guilty for his drone colliding with a Super Scooper, halting wildfire efforts. He faces penalties and community service.

Peter Akemann, the former president of Skydance Interactive, has pleaded guilty of recklessly flying a drone that collided with a firefighting plane that was combatting the Pacific Palisades ...

Peter Akemann, the former president of Skydance Interactive, has pleaded guilty to flying the drone that collided with and subsequently grounded a Canadian Super Scooper firefighting plane as the ...

A man who was piloting a drone that collided with a firefighting aircraft on the Palisades fire has agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor, pay a fine and complete community service, federal ...

Peter Tripp Akemann, 56, is expected to admit to a misdemeanor count of unsafe operation of the drone in a plea deal that also requires he pay full restitution to the government of Quebec ...

Akemann launched the drone from the top of a parking garage in Santa Monica out of curiosity to observe the wildfire damage, but lost sight of it after it flew about 1.5 miles, according to McNally.

Akemann appeared in court Friday and will remain out of jail under court supervision during his case. He has not yet entered his plea. Authorities say Akemann launched the drone from the top of a ...

Akemann appeared in court Friday and will remain out of jail under court supervision during his case. He has not yet entered his plea. Authorities say Akemann launched the drone from the top of a ...