It appears the original report I heard on TV has now been confirmed.
NARITA —
A FedEx cargo aircraft crash landed and burst into flames early Monday morning at Narita International Airport, east of Tokyo, according to airport and police officials. The pilot and copilot were taken to a hospital, and a local TV station reported they were both confirmed dead.
The MD-11 aircraft, Flight 80 from Guangzhou, China, was apparently whipped back up by strong winds when it landed at around 6:50 a.m., according to the Chiba prefectural police.
Local firefighters were seen trying to extinguish the flames.
A local observatory said winds of up to 72 kilometers per hour were blowing in areas around the airport at the time of the accident.
Japan Times