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MD Helicopters MD500 E

H500

14 aircraft tracked · 12 active · 2 ended · updated 11/12/2026

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Price range by variant

12 active / 14 tracked

Active listings with price, year and hours, excluding Brazil-only listings without a city. Updated 12/11/2026.

VariantActivePricedRangeMedianYearsSeen
MD500 Ethis page12 / 147$0.99–3.00M$1.60M1977 to 202612/11/2026
Active (Global)
12
of 14 tracked
Listed in Brazil
0
aircraft, by listing country
Deal/Sale Pending
0
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MD500 E Price Floor
$0.99M
1989, 11,948h · 7 priced · median $1.60M
MD500 E Price Ceiling
$3.00M
2026, 0h · 7 priced · median $1.60M
Sold (Tracking)
0
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Acquisition price · pre-owned market
limited data15 active listings (global)Jet Tracker curation · 6 sources · 6/4/2026
US$ 1.3MR$ 7.3M
market medianaging ≈ −2.2%/yr−63% vs Medium Turbine Helicopter median
Entry
US$ 775.0K
model year 1982
Best value
US$ 1.1M
model year 1989
Top of range
US$ 1.9M
model year 2023
Used vs new
−13%
catalog US$ 1.5M
Minimum
US$ 995.0K
R$ 5.6M
Median
US$ 1.3M
R$ 7.3M
Maximum
US$ 2.5M
R$ 14.0M
For sale now (real asking)7 listings · 11/12/2026
Floor
US$ 995.0K
R$ 5.6M
Median
US$ 1.6M
R$ 9.0M
Ceiling
US$ 3.0M
R$ 16.8M

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

New · catalog referencein productionUS$ 1.5M · R$ 8.4M
Depreciation curve by year of manufacture
CAGR +2.2%/yr·1982→2023
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.
2 of 4 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 ≈ ×1.12 to ×1.41 on the aircraft value, already with ferry, ANAC nationalization, IPI and ICMS.

Through a qualified importer
US$ 1.1M – 3.0M
R$ 6.3M – 16.9M · Agreement 75/91 · IPI + ICMS ~7 to 12%
Direct import
US$ 1.3M – 3.5M
R$ 7.2M – 19.7M · IPI + full ICMS ~25 to 32%

Market estimate: value + ferry + ANAC nationalization + taxes, no legal review. II, PIS and COFINS are 0% for aircraft (NCM 88.02); IPI is 6.5% (3.25% for air taxi) until Dec 31, 2026; ~4% ICMS only through a qualified importer (Agreement 75/91).

Cost per flight hour
Operate · owned
US$ 594/h
R$ 3.3K/h · Variable/h
Fixed/yr
US$ 188.8K
Total/h @ 200 hrs/yr
US$ 1.5K/h
Charter · 🌎 World
US$ 1.2K – 2.8K/h
R$ 6.7K – 15.7K/h
Charter · 🇧🇷 Brazil
US$ 1.3K – 1.6K/h
R$ 7.3K – 9.0K/h

Operate = direct cost/hour (fuel + maintenance + engine); excludes fixed costs (hangar, crew, insurance). World: hourly rate published by charter operators. Brazil: charter is quoted per leg, so the hourly figure is an estimate from route quotes.

How we read this price · 6 sources · researched 6/4/2026

Median and price range for pre-owned aircraft, compiled by Jet Tracker from asking prices in listings and the price guides in the sources below, checked on 6/4/2026. 3 of 4 model years have an observed listing. The rest are estimates from the market curve between model years and are flagged in the chart.

PTAX · R$ 5.6075 / US$ · 11/12/2026

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

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