As firefighters struggled to contain the devastating Palisades Fire in Los Angeles in early January, someone wanted a bird's eye view, and ended up hitting a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft ...

Peter Tripp Akemann pleaded guilty to "unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft" after colliding a drone with a firefighting plane. Akemann has reportedly signed a plea deal, requiring that he ...

Akemann, 56, entered his plea to a federal class-A misdemeanor count of unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Sentencing was set for June 2.

Peter Akemann has agreed to cover an estimated $65,169 in plane repairs and to complete 150 hours of community service to help aid Southern California wildfire relief. By Katie Kilkenny Labor ...

PREVIOUSLY on January 31: Peter Akemann, the former president of Skydance Interactive who was the owner and pilot of a drone that damaged and temporarily grounded a Canadian Super Scooper during ...