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 drone that authorities say was flying in restricted airspace on Jan. 9 put a fist-sized hole in the wing of a Super Scooper, taking it out of service.

A Culver City man has pleaded guilty to operating the drone that damaged and temporarily grounded a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft while crews battled the deadly Palisades Fire earlier this month, federal prosecutors announced on Friday, Jan. 31.

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.

As part of his plea deal, the Culver City resident will pay about $65,000 for the damage his drone caused to the Super Scooper provided by the Quebec government.

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.