The aircraft landed safely and the incident is being investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), officials said.

A California man has agreed to plead guilty to recklessly operating a drone that crashed into a "Super Scooper" firefighting ...

A man who was piloting a drone that collided with a firefighting aircraft working on the Palisades fire has agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor, pay a fine and complete community service ...

The drone put a fist-size hole in the wing of the aircraft ... flying in wildfire zones has been an issue for the FAA and fire officials for at least a decade. In 2019, the U.S. Forest Service ...

A firefighting aircraft battling the deadly Palisades Fire ... service as numerous infernos continued to rage across the Los Angeles area, Scott shared. “We would like to remind everyone that ...

A firefighting aircraft was grounded on Thursday after it was struck by a drone while flying ... to fire operations. "Quebec 1 sustained wing damage and remains grounded and out of service ...

The Palisades Fire ravages a neighborhood amid high winds in the ... The crash caused an approximately 3-by-6-inch hole in the left wing, and the aircraft had to be taken out of service for repairs.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Captain RK Smithley, a pilot flying McDonnell ... pounds of fire retardant on our target. It's a very good airplane for what we're doing — we're ...

The Scooper plane, Quebec 1, was hit by the civilian drone while over Los Angeles around 1 p.m. Thursday, Los Angeles Fire ... aircraft’s wing was damaged, forcing it out of service as numerous ...

Fire officials in Southern California informed the FAA that a firefighting aircraft struck a drone Thursday as it was flying over the ... Quebec 1 is now out of service until further investigation ...