The following is reported by the crew of an aircraft on finals behind the aircraft and a ground mechanic who witnessed the event whilst sitting in his truck awaiting the arrival of said aircraft.
The IL-76 took off on runway 36 when shortly after lift off it appeared to suffer a double engine failure on the same side. It descended into the ground on or near the runway centre line within the airport boundary. A large post crash fire was seen which was promptly extinguished by the airport fire services in the 10 minutes or so it took the following aircraft to complete a radar vectored circuit for a landing on runway 34.
Pictures were shown of the aircraft on the local TV station which showed the fuselage broken into several pieces, my Azeri being non-existent I cannot report what was said. Local rumours at the time reported that there were 7 crew on board of whom at least 4 were killed. It was also suggested that flocks of migratory birds seen in the area might have played a part in the accident.