Bell Ringer, I tend to agree with your remark concerning the outcome of poor decisions.
Originally Posted by Bell_ringer
Do the take off and landing sites need to be approved for night ops else it would need to be operated under IFR?
I was responding to your notion that one may still operate at night from an unsuitable (or unapproved) landing site, provided one files for IFR. I would think this is incorrect. A flight under IFR cannot land at an aerodrome which is in IMC at the time, unless - as a minimum - that aerodrome is equipped with instrument landing facilities.