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Drone strikes a Super Scooper fighting the Palisades Fire

When: 9 Jan 2025
Where: Pacific Palisades, CA
Sources: 1 public source

Damage to the Super Scooper wing after the drone strike during the Palisades Fire, January 2025 (FBI photo) Federal Bureau of Investigation, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

A drone flown from a Santa Monica parking structure into a flight restriction zone hit a Quebec-owned Super Scooper fighting the Palisades Fire, leaving a hole in its left wing and taking it out of service. After an FBI investigation the operator agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor.

Sources

OfficialCulver City Man Agrees to Plead Guilty to Recklessly Crashing Drone into Super Scooper Firefighting Aircraft During Palisades Fire (opens in a new tab)U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California / 2025-01-31

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