FBI investigators are searching for the operator of a private drone that collided with a firefighting aircraft while it was helping to fight wildfires in Los Angeles, California.  

The Canadair CL-415 ‘Super Scooper’ was struck on January 9, 2025, at 13:30, local time, while it was working to put out the massive Palisades fire. Erik Scott, Paramedic- Public Information Officer for Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), announced on X that the drone was not assigned to the Palisades fire suppression. So far, the Palisades fire has burned over 23,713 acres in LA County, according to the data from California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.   

The damaged aircraft was able to land safely after the collision and currently remains out of service. Akil Davis, FBI Assistant Director in the Los Angeles Field Office, told Fox News that the crash left a three-inch-by-six-inch hole in the aircraft’s wing. 

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