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

The defendant has agreed to pay more than $65,000 in restitution and faces up to a year in federal prison, prosecutors said.

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.

A Culver City, California, man has agreed to plead guilty to flying a drone that damaged the wing of a Super Scooper firefighting plane during the Palisades blaze this month.

Federal charges were filed against a drone operator who used the device while the Palisades Fire was raging, officials announced Friday.

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.

Los Angeles firefighters are facing issues as they battle wildfires. The FAA said a drone crashed into an aircraft over the Palisades Fire.

Peter Tripp Akemann avoids jail, will pay 'Super Scooper' repair costs and is ordered to help with LA's wildfire recovery A Culver City, California resident has admitted to crashing his drone into a 'Super Scooper' firefighting aircraft battling the Los Angeles wildfires.