In the for whatever it's worth department I have come into the possession of the data plate for Cessna 182A serial number 34464. This aircraft was deregistered on 28 December 1976 in Littleton, CO. I would like to know what happened to it but I suppose the chances of that are slim. The plate is fairly beat up. A friend and fellow shooter was helping settle an estate and it was found mixed in with ammunition and varoius reloading components. He knew of my interest in aircraft and gave it to me.
Data plate for a Cessna 182A
Check the bottom of this FAA listing for last owner, it'll even give you the tail number:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=3764D
Information regarding accident, total write off:
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=124043
FAA Report:
http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=49180&key=0
Thank you very much for that infromation!!