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Sentencing Due for Culver City Man Who Crashed Drone Into Super Scooper During Palisades Fire

Peter Akemann pleaded guilty to unsafe drone operation causing $65,169 in damages to firefighting aircraft during active wildfire restrictions, agreeing to restitution and community service.

Summary by LA Daily News
A Los Angeles computer game developer who admitted operating a drone that crashed into and damaged a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft battling the Palisades fire is expected to be sentenced Monday. Peter Tripp Akemann, 57, of Culver City, pleaded guilty in February to a federal class-A misdemeanor count of unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. As a result of the collision, the firefighting aircraft…

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Peter Tripp Akemann hit a Super Scooper Fire Fighter

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NBC LA broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Monday, September 15, 2025.
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