Bell Helicopter Bell 430 for sale: listings and price

Bell Helicopter Bell 430 for sale: listings and price · Jet Tracker

Acquisition price · pre-owned market

8 for sale nowJet Tracker curation · 7 sources · 04/06/2026

US$ 1.9 miR$ 9.5 mi

market medianaging ≈ −3.0%/yr−47% vs Helicóptero Medium Turbine median

Entry

US$ 1.4 mi

model year 1996

Best value

US$ 1.9 mi

model year 2003

Top of range

US$ 2.1 mi

model year 2008

Basis

Listings

real listings

Minimum

US$ 1.3 mi

R$ 6.5 mi

Median

US$ 1.9 mi

R$ 9.5 mi

Maximum

US$ 3.2 mi

R$ 16.4 mi

For sale now (real asking)3 listings · 02/09/2026

Floor

US$ 600.0 mil

R$ 3.1 mi

Median

US$ 1.3 mi

R$ 6.7 mi

Ceiling

US$ 2.0 mi

R$ 10.2 mi

Asking-price range across active listings today. The band above is our curated valuation; this is the live market.

Depreciation curve by year of manufacture

CAGR +3.1%/yr·1996→2008

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 6 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 ≈ ×1.08 to ×1.32 on the aircraft value, already with ferry, ANAC nationalization and ICMS.

Air taxi

US$ 1.4 mi – 3.6 mi

R$ 7.1 mi – 18.4 mi · ICMS Agreement 75/91 · ~4 to 5%

Private use

US$ 1.6 mi – 4.2 mi

R$ 8.0 mi – 21.7 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$ 1.8 mil/h

R$ 9.2 mil/h · Variable/h

Fixed/yr: US$ 331.5 mil
Total/h @ 400 hrs/yr: US$ 2.6 mil/h

Charter · 🌎 World

US$ 4.5 mil – 5.5 mil/h

R$ 23.1 mil – 28.2 mil/h

Charter · 🇧🇷 Brazil

US$ 3.0 mil – 4.1 mil/h

R$ 15.4 mil – 21.0 mil/h

Operate = direct cost/hour (fuel + maintenance + engine); excludes fixed costs (hangar, crew, insurance). World: Paramount Business Jets quotes Bell 430 avg ~$4,950/hr. Brazil: Flapper lists twin-engine helicopters R$14,000-R$22,000/hr; large twins of the EC145/EC155 class (direct Bell 430 competitor) ~R$20,500 (~US$4,000/h). At ~R$5.4/USD (Jun 2026) Bell-430-class twin ~US$3,000-4,100/hr.

How we read this price · 7 sources · researched 04/06/2026

Pre-owned asking range cross-checked Jun 2026: Controller.com 4 listings $1,275,000-$1,990,000; AvBuyer 2000 low-time (3,474h) listed $1,990,000; HeliTrader 2008 N431LL (1,088h) reduced to $1,850,000; broker (Vertical HeliTrader) 2008 turnkey VIP $2,350,000; AvPay/AvBuyer FAQ cites 2025 airworthy range $1.6M-$3.2M; BoltFlight/MyAircraftCost $1.5M-$3M. Median ~$1.85M aligns with HeliValues 'Now' fair-market value of $1.85M for a 2003 model published in the BJT/Conklin & de Decker used-jet review. DOC $1,645/hr = Conklin & de Decker Life Cycle Cost total variable flight cost per hour for a 2003 Bell 430 (fuel $649.44 @ $7.38/gal, maint labor $249.85, parts $235.90, inspections/LLP $150.66, engine restoration $297.26). Value driven mainly by component/landing-gear life, not airframe age.

Controller.com - Bell 430 For Sale (4 listings), Search snippet Jun 2026: asking range $1,275,000-$1,990,000 across 4 listings; page itself HTTP 403 to fetch
AvBuyer - Bell 430 Helicopters for Sale, Fetched 2026-06-04; 2000 low-time listed $1,990,000; 2001 s/n 49078 (22,926h) price on request
HeliTrader - Bell 430 for sale, Fetched 2026-06-04; 2008 N431LL (1,088h) reduced ask $1,850,000, updated 2026-03-19
AvPay - Bell 430 FAQ

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

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