As this video footage of aircraft lasering incidents demonstrates, shining a laser at an aircraft can significantly impair a pilot’s field of vision and presents a danger to those in the aircraft and on the ground. Federal law treats aircraft lasering as a serious criminal offense. Knowingly aiming a laser pointer beam at an aircraft or its flight path is a federal felony punishable by a term of imprisonment of up to five years. Where the aircraft is federally operated, lasering the aircraft can also constitute assault on a federal officer. Individuals who aid and abet such conduct, or even those who act as accessories after the fact, may also face federal prosecution.
| Date Taken: | 05.29.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 05.29.2026 16:37 |
| Category: | B-Roll |
| Video ID: | 1008612 |
| VIRIN: | 260529-O-D0355-3808 |
| Filename: | DOD_111736847 |
| Length: | 00:00:44 |
| Location: | HONOLULU, HAWAII, US |
| Downloads: | 2 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 2 |
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