What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
N6871N, a Mooney M20-E, operating on a night VFR flight plan from lantana, FL to titusville FL. During decent near Sebastian FL, pilot reported power loss and could not restart engine. Pilot selected landing site in between two housing developments in a state owned sparsely wooded conservation area. During landing, aircraft struck two large trees, each tree separating the left and right wing at the fuselage attachments approximately 40 yards prior to final impact. Aircraft landed hard in a nose low upright position with flaps and landing gear in the cruise flight configuration.
As the FAA filed it
N6871N, A MOONEY M20-E, OPERATING ON A NIGHT VFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM LANTANA, FL TO TITUSVILLE FL. DURING DECENT NEAR SEBASTIAN FL, PILOT REPORTED POWER LOSS AND COULD NOT RESTART ENGINE. PILOT SELECTED LANDING SITE IN BETWEEN TWO HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS IN A STATE OWNED SPARSELY WOODED CONSERVATION AREA. DURING LANDING, AIRCRAFT STRUCK TWO LARGE TREES, EACH TREE SEPARATING THE LEFT AND RIGHT WING AT THE FUSELAGE ATTACHMENTS APPROXIMATELY 40 YARDS PRIOR TO FINAL IMPACT. AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD IN A NOSE LOW UPRIGHT POSITION WITH FLAPS AND LANDING GEAR IN THE CRUISE FLIGHT CONFIGURATION.