( CNN ) -- The pilot and co-pilot aboard a FedEx cargo plane were killed when the plane burst into flames Monday while landing at Tokyo 's Narita airport in Japan , airport and hospital officials said . Smoke rises from a FedEx cargo plane that crash landed on the tarmac of the Narita International Airport , Tokyo . Both crew members were American men , an official at Narita Red Cross Hospital told CNN . Video from the landing showed the plane bouncing at least twice on the runway and veering left as it turned on its side before bursting into flames . The fire destroyed the aircraft , which was identified by FedEx as a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 . Japan 's Ministry of Transport said it was the first fatal crash at Narita , which opened in 1978 . Strong winds may have played a role in the crash , said Masaru Fujisaki , an airport official . FedEx Express Flight 80 took off from Guangzhou , China , and crashed at Narita about 7 a.m. Monday ( 6 p.m. Sunday ET ) , said FedEx spokesman Matt Ceniceros . Watch more about the cargo plane accident » . According to observations at the airport , wind gusts were reported to be between 30 to 50 mph around the time if the crash . Japan 's Kyodo news agency reported that Narita firefighters had worked through the flaming wreckage to try to rescue two people believed to be the crew . The news agency said the cargo plane was landing on Runway A , the longer of the two runways at Narita , a major international airport . The National Transportation Safety Board in Washington said Sunday night it was sending a team to Japan to assist in the investigation of the crash . CNN 's Kyung Lah in Tokyo contributed to this report .
FedEx cargo plane crashes and bursts into flames at Tokyo 's Narita airport in Japan . Pilot and co-pilot , both Americans , aboard plane from Guangzhou , China , are killed . Strong winds may have played a role in the crash , says airport official . Video shows plane bouncing on the runway and veering left as it turns on its side .