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Bell 206

67 for sale, 21 with a US-dollar asking price. Asking prices, not sales.

What does a Bell 206 ask?

$500,000 is the median of 21 US-dollar asking prices; the middle half ask $399,000–$565,000.

67 for sale now. Asking prices, not sales.

How far does a Bell 206 fly?

Across its 4 catalog variants, book ranges run 320–1,100 nm; the 206B flies furthest, about 2 h 50 min at 389 kt.

Still air, no reserves; catalog confidence low.

What does a Bell 206 cost to keep?

It depends on how you fly it and where you keep it, so Sprinkle doesn’t give one figure. Work it out on your own numbers.

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Asking price by year built

Each dot is one aircraft's asking price; the line is each year's median, the band its low–high. 1994–1996: 5 for sale, 3 priced.

1994–1996$300k$400k$500k$600k$700k19681976198419921994: $474,9001973: $341,0001978: $599,0001985: $599,0001995: $699,0001995: $545,0001977: $650,0001979: $479,0981979: $495,0001972: $330,0001980: $510,0001980: $545,0001968: $355,0001974: $565,0001974: $650,0001989: $399,0001992: $495,0001975: $545,0001981: $310,0001970: $350,0001990: $500,000
The figures by year
YearFor salePricedMedian askLow–high
196811—$355,000–$355,000
197011—$350,000–$350,000
197120——
197241—$330,000–$330,000
197321—$341,000–$341,000
197452—$565,000–$650,000
197531—$545,000–$545,000
197731—$650,000–$650,000
197821—$599,000–$599,000
197932—$479,098–$495,000
198042—$510,000–$545,000
198191—$310,000–$310,000
198210——
198310——
198410——
198551—$599,000–$599,000
198710——
198911—$399,000–$399,000
199021—$500,000–$500,000
199241—$495,000–$495,000
199320——
199421—$474,900–$474,900
199532—$545,000–$699,000
199710——
199810——

Medians from 5 priced aircraft up. Asks outside 0.6–1.6× their year's median are left out.

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Range by variant

Book ranges from the catalog: still air, full fuel, no reserves, at the confidence shown. Plan with your own numbers.

  • 206B
    1,100 nm · 389 kt cruise · low confidence
  • 206
    320 nm · 118 kt cruise · high confidence
  • 206A
    320 nm · 118 kt cruise · medium confidence
  • 206A-1
    320 nm · 118 kt cruise · high confidence

The Bell 206 in brief

The Bell 206 is the JetRanger family, including the 206B-3 JetRanger III: a light single-engine turbine helicopter with a Rolls-Royce (Allison) 250 engine.

It has a long history in training, news, utility and private flying, and a large fleet keeps parts and mechanics easy to find.

67 Bell 206 listings are for sale across the sites Sprinkle reads as of Nov 12, 2026, built 1968–1998.

The middle half were built 1975–1988.

How the Bell 206 performs

The JetRanger is a simple, robust turbine with a two-blade rotor, slower than the 407 that followed it, and well regarded for training and light work.

By the catalog, the fastest variant cruises at 389 knots.

The longest book range across its variants is 1,100 nautical miles: still air, no reserves.

It seats up to 6 passengers.

Buying a Bell 206

Time left on the life-limited parts and the engine set much of a JetRanger’s value, so read the component card as closely as the year.

The middle half of US-dollar asks run $399,000–$565,000, around a median of $500,000, from 21 priced listings. Asking prices, not sales.

The middle half of those that publish airframe time show 7,302–13,652 hours, from 47 listings.

Before an offer, check

  • Time and calendar life left on the main rotor, tail rotor, transmission and engine.
  • Corrosion and the history of the tail boom.
  • Whether the aircraft has had military service, and the records that go with it.
  • A pre-buy inspection by a mechanic who knows the type, chosen by you, not the seller.
  • Complete logbooks for the airframe, engines and propellers, with any gaps explained.
  • Damage history and any repairs, against the logbooks and the registry record.
  • Engine time against the overhaul interval, and the shop that did the last overhaul.

Written by Sprinkle’s editors, reviewed Oct 29, 2026. Figures from the listings Sprinkle reads, read Nov 12, 2026. A market read from asking prices, not an appraisal.

About the Bell 206

Manufacturer
Bell, United States
Category
Helicopter
Variants in the catalog
6: 206, 206A, 206A-1, 206A-1 (OH-58A), 206B, 206B-1
Passengers, at most
6
1,100 nm
Cruise speed, fastest
389 kt
41,000 ft
4,100 kg (9,039 lb)
FAA

From Sprinkle's aircraft catalog. Figures are the highest across the model's variants.

The Bell 206 fleet

Registered fleet
2,319
Median age
47 years
Registration changes, past 12 months
60
Most built in the
1970s

From the national aircraft registers Sprinkle reads. Read Nov 12, 2026.

Bell 206 type certificates

206 FAA H2SW
approved Apr 28, 1964 · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
206A FAA H2SW
approved Oct 20, 1966 · FAR 21.29 and CAR 6 dated December 20, 1956, Amendments 6-1 thru 6-4, CAR 6.307(b) and 6.637 of Amendment 6-5, Special Conditions dated October 2, 1962, as revised February 8, 1966, plus the water/alcohol power augmentation special conditions dated November 14, 1967, revised September 15, 1975. · MTOW 1,361 kg · 4 passengers · Allison Model 250-C18 or 250-C18B, or Allison Model 250-C20. Engine Type Certificate No. E4CE. · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
206A-1 FAA H2SW
approved May 6, 1969 · FAR 21.29 and CAR 6 dated December 20, 1956, Amendments 6-1 thru 6-4, CAR 6.307(b) and 6.637 of Amendment 6-5, Special Conditions dated October 2, 1962, as revised February 8, 1966, plus the water/alcohol power augmentation special conditions dated November 14, 1967, revised September 15, 1975. · MTOW 1,361 kg · 3 passengers · Allison Model 250-C10D. · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
206B FAA H2SW
approved Aug 19, 1971 · FAR 21.29 and CAR 6 dated December 20, 1956, Amendments 6-1 thru 6-4, CAR 6.307(b) and 6.637 of Amendment 6-5, Special Conditions dated October 2, 1962, as revised February 8, 1966, plus the water/alcohol power augmentation special conditions dated November 14, 1967, revised September 15, 1975. · MTOW 1,451 kg · 4 passengers · Allison Model 250-C20 with Chandler Evans Model MC-40 Fuel Control System. Engine Type Certificate No. E4CE. · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
206B-1 FAA H2SW
approved Nov 10, 1971 · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)

From the regulators' type-certificate data sheets. Figures shown only where the reading is high-confidence.

Bell 206 manuals and documents

The 16 most useful of 25 documents in Sprinkle’s library for this model. PDFs open from Sprinkle’s own files.

What one would cost to fly

Put in your own figures; the totals update as you type.

Flying
Overhaul cost over hours to overhaul
Fixed
Databases, subscriptions, cleaning
Buying
The median of 21 US-dollar asking prices for this model: replace it with your offer.
Borrowed: $400,000
A year at these figures
$44,497
A month
$3,708
A flight hour, all in
$445
Flying (fuel and reserve)
$0
Fixed
$0
Loan
$44,497

Fields marked Typical hold a rule-of-thumb figure: an assumption, not Sprinkle's data. Replace them with your own.

Not a quote: Sprinkle doesn't hold insurance, hangar or maintenance costs. Asking prices, not sales.

From the listings Sprinkle reads for this model. Read Nov 12, 2026.