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An inbound cargo plane operated by United States parcel delivery firm FedEx Corp. burst into flames at Narita International Airport Monday morning, killing 2 crew members, Japan's Jiji Press, reported.

This was the first-ever fatal accident at Narita, the largest gateway to Japan east of Tokyo, and the first in Japan since June 1996, when three died in a Garuda Indonesia jet's accident at Fukuoka Airport, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism said.

The plane, which was flying from China's Guangzhou, went out of a runway and flipped over after touchdown due to a gusty wind, officials of Narita International Airport Corp. said.

The cargo jet was manned by a 54-year-old captain and a 44-year-old co-pilot, and they were both confirmed dead, local police said.

It was carrying tonnes of flammable liquid, people familiar with the matter said.

According to the Meteorological Agency, winds of up to 20.1 meters per second were hitting the airport and surrounding areas around 6:50 a.m., when the accident took place.

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