green lights facing approaching trains or aircraft. Since then, the runway has been shortened to no-longer cross the railway line, but the old runway segment is still visible from aerial photography. The railway line has not been in operation since 2003. Notable accidents and incidents On 13 April 1975, after taking off from Burnie Airport, a parachutist was drowned in a dam following a free fall descent south of Wynyard. For reasons which have not been determined, the parachutist did not or was unable to control his descent so as to avoid landing in the dam which was some from the designated drop zone. On 12 January 1997, a Piper Aircraft Corp PA-28R-180 suffered engine power loss during the initial climb shortly after takeoff. Attempts to recover the engine were unsuccessful and due to the low altitude, the aircraft was stalled into the water at the mouth of the Inglis River about from the aerodrome. The pilot and two passengers suffered minor injuries as a result of the crash. The subsequent ATSB investigation was hindered by the badly damaged aircraft, but it was suspected that the air duct hose had collapsed resulting in reduced air supply to the engine. It was determined that the type of hose was not designated by the manufacturer to be installed in the air inlet system. Statistics Burnie Airport was ranked 55th in Australia for the total number of revenue passengers served in the financial year 2016-2017. See also List of airports in Tasmania References External links Burnie Airport website Airports in Tasmania North West Tasmania Burnie, Tasmania