May 10, 2008
Accident
Substantial Dickinson, ND
Injuries1 minor
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsIMC
OperationFAR 091
Probable Cause
The pilot's inadequate preflight weather evaluation and the unsuitable terrain encountered during the precautionary landing at night. Contributing to the accident was the pilot becoming lost after inadvertently encountering fog while en route, the night lighting conditions, and the fence that the gyrocopter impacted during the landing rollout.
NTSB CHI08CA131