on Discovery Channel there was a story of a Peruvian 757 that
went down because the two static ports had been taped over for cleaning

That and many other stories are recounted in a book (I got it as a gift) called
"The Black Box" and there appears to be a new edition out. Many of the stories
have transcripts of radio conversations, and there's background information on
the crews and circumstances as well as the information later gathered about the
incidents, many of which are unfortunately fatal crashes.

The events often seem to have been avoidable and in some cases you'll read it
shaking your head over the carelessness or lack of communication that clearly
led to poor decisions. I'd recommend it, though it's depressing reading and
you should never let your nonpilot friends read it!

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...-3567979-74566
41?v=glance