Bell Helicopter Bell 412 for sale: listings and price

Bell Helicopter Bell 412 for sale: listings and price · Jet Tracker

Acquisition price · pre-owned market

limited data13 active listings (global)Jet Tracker curation · 6 sources · 04/06/2026

US$ 1.8 miR$ 9.0 mi

market medianaging ≈ −3.3%/yr−74% vs Helicóptero Heavy Turbine median

Entry

US$ 1.5 mi

model year 1981

Best value

US$ 1.8 mi

model year 1985

Top of range

US$ 1.9 mi

model year 1987

Used vs new

−83%

catalog US$ 10.4 mi

Minimum

US$ 1.5 mi

R$ 7.7 mi

Median

US$ 1.8 mi

R$ 9.0 mi

Maximum

US$ 2.1 mi

R$ 10.8 mi

New · manufacturer catalogin productionUS$ 10.4 mi · R$ 53.7 mi

Depreciation curve by year of manufacture

CAGR +3.4%/yr·1981→1988

Market median by vintage (USD). Light-blue band = min/max range observed across real listings. Points without reliable public listings (n ≤ 1) use Bluebook/curve interpolation and are flagged as lower confidence.

5 of 5 points with reduced confidence (n ≤ 1 listing observed). The estimate for these years comes from Aircraft Bluebook / market-curve interpolation, not from direct listings.

Landed in Brazil

Index ≈ ×1.07 to ×1.36 on the aircraft value, already with ferry, ANAC nationalization and ICMS.

Air taxi

US$ 1.6 mi – 2.4 mi

R$ 8.3 mi – 12.6 mi · ICMS Agreement 75/91 · ~4 to 5%

Private use

US$ 1.8 mi – 2.9 mi

R$ 9.4 mi – 14.7 mi · ICMS ~18 to 25%

Market estimate: value + ferry + ANAC nationalization + ICMS, no legal review. Federal taxes (II/IPI/PIS/COFINS) ~0% for aircraft (NCM 88.02); the weight is the state ICMS, higher for private use.

Cost per flight hour

Operate · owned

US$ 2.3 mil/h

R$ 12.0 mil/h · Variable/h

Fixed/yr: US$ 376.1 mil
Total/h @ 400 hrs/yr: US$ 3.3 mil/h

Charter · 🌎 World

US$ 2.5 mil – 2.5 mil/h

R$ 12.9 mil – 12.9 mil/h

Charter · 🇧🇷 Brazil

US$ 0 – 0/h

R$ 0 – 0/h

Operate = direct cost/hour (fuel + maintenance + engine); excludes fixed costs (hangar, crew, insurance). World rate US$2,500/hr per Paramount Business Jets (single published point, used for both lo/hi). No Brazil-specific Bell 412 charter rate found on Flapper or BR operators as of 2026-06-04; br range left at 0/0 (no data).

How we read this price · 6 sources · researched 04/06/2026

Acquisition values for the 1981-1989 vintage (original 412 + 412SP) anchored to Aircraft Bluebook spring-2021 data cited via AvBuyer/Controller guides: original 412 ~US$1.5M (1981) to ~US$1.9M (1987), 412SP era ~US$1.9M. Live inventory (AvBuyer, accessed 2026-06-04) shows almost no 1980s airframes trading publicly (one 1988 412SP in Peru and one undated standard 412, both 'make offer'); most listings are 412EP/EPi from the 2000s+ priced US$2.9M-9.6M. These 40+yr-old airframes sit below the heli_heavy_turbine US$3M floor, which reflects modern EP/EPi; hence limited_data. price_new_usd = current-production 412EPi catalog MSRP US$10.4M (FlyingMag launch report, verified 2026-06-05); newer 412EPX unit cost reported US$14.5-16M (Wikipedia, 2022-23). doc_usd_per_hour = US$1,487/hr direct/variable operating cost (412EPi class); verifiable operating-cost anchor is the Aircraft Cost Calculator total operating (incl. allocated fixed) for 412SP ~US$3,843/hr (300 hr/yr, $7/gal), of which fuel/variable is the ~US$1.5k/hr-scale component. Charter ~US$2,500/hr (Paramount Business Jets, verified 2026-06-05). Acquisition/charter sources re-verified 2026-06-05; remaining sources accessed 2026-06-04.

AvBuyer - Bell 412 for sale, Fetched 2026-06-04; live inventory mostly 412EP (2004-2014) plus one 1988 412SP and one undated standard 412, prices 'make offer'/'please email'. Editorial cites Aircraft Bluebook spring-2021: 412 US$1.5M(1981)-US$1.9M(1987); 412EP US$2.6M(1994)-US$9.6M(2016).
Controller - Bell 412 turbine helicopters for sale, Search result accessed 2026-06-04; Bell 412 turbine range US$2.9M-6.2M (skews to EP-era airframes); confirms thin public market for 1980s vintage.
HeliValues - Bell 412 / 412SP

Market estimates for guidance only, not a firm quote. Confirm the value with a broker/appraiser before any transaction.

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