Bell 206L
37 for sale, 6 with a US-dollar asking price. Asking prices, not sales.
What does a Bell 206L ask?
$904,500 is the median of 6 US-dollar asking prices; the middle half ask $818,500–$1,036,250.
37 for sale now. Asking prices, not sales.
How far does a Bell 206L fly?
Across its 4 catalog variants, book ranges run 320–810 nm; the 206L-4 flies furthest, about 5 h 35 min at 145 kt.
Still air, no reserves; catalog confidence medium.
What does a Bell 206L 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.
Go to the cost calculator →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. 1980–1982: 4 for sale, 3 priced.
The figures by year
| Year | For sale | Priced | Median ask | Low–high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1979 | 6 | 1 | — | $1,075,000–$1,075,000 |
| 1981 | 3 | 3 | — | $595,000–$920,000 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1993 | 3 | 1 | — | $889,000–$889,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | — | $1,800,000–$1,800,000 |
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.
- 206L-4810 nm · 145 kt cruise · medium confidence
- 206L320 nm · 118 kt cruise · low confidence
- 206L-1320 nm · 118 kt cruise · low confidence
- 206L-3320 nm · 118 kt cruise · medium confidence
The Bell 206L in brief
37 Bell 206L listings are for sale across the sites Sprinkle reads as of Nov 12, 2026, built 1976–2009.
The middle half were built 1981–1993.
How the Bell 206L performs
By the catalog, the fastest variant cruises at 145 knots.
The longest book range across its variants is 810 nautical miles: still air, no reserves.
It seats up to 5 passengers.
Buying a Bell 206L
The middle half of US-dollar asks run $818,500–$1,036,250, around a median of $904,500, from 6 priced listings. Asking prices, not sales.
The middle half of those that publish airframe time show 2,335–14,657 hours, from 21 listings.
Before an offer, check
- 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.
- Airworthiness directives and service bulletins: which apply, and how each was closed.
Figures from the listings Sprinkle reads, read Nov 12, 2026. A market read from asking prices, not an appraisal.
About the Bell 206L
- Manufacturer
- Bell, United States
- Category
- Helicopter
- Variants in the catalog
- 4: 206L, 206L-1, 206L-3, 206L-4
- Passengers, at most
- 5
- The farthest the maker says the aircraft can fly on full fuel, in still air with standard reserves. Real trips with passengers and wind come up shorter.
- 810 nm
- Cruise speed, fastest
- 145 kt
- The highest altitude at which the aircraft can still climb at 100 feet per minute. Most trips cruise well below it.
- 20,000 ft
- The heaviest the aircraft is certified to weigh at takeoff, with people, bags and fuel on board.
- 1,400 kg (3,086 lb)
- The aviation authority’s approval of an aircraft design, such as the FAA’s or EASA’s. Each model flies under one.
- FAA
From Sprinkle's aircraft catalog. Figures are the highest across the model's variants.
The Bell 206L fleet
- Registered fleet
- 1,019
- Median age
- 36 years
- Registration changes, past 12 months
- 26
- Most built in the
- 1980s
From the national aircraft registers Sprinkle reads. Read Nov 12, 2026.
Bell 206L type certificates
- 206L FAA H2SW
- approved Sep 22, 1975 · 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 1,814 kg · 6 passengers · Allison Model 250-C20B or 250-C20J with Bendix P/N DP-N1 or DP-N2 Fuel Control. Engine Type Certificate No. E4CE. · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- 206L-1 FAA H2SW
- approved May 17, 1978 · 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 1,833 kg · 6 passengers · Allison Model 250-C28B with Bendix gas producer Fuel control DP-T3. Engine Type Certificate No. E1GL. · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- 206L-3 FAA H2SW
- approved Dec 10, 1981 · 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 1,880 kg · 6 passengers · Allison Model 250-C30P with Bendix Gas Producer Fuel Control DP-V1. Engine Type Certificate E1GL. · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- 206L-4 FAA H2SW
- approved Oct 2, 1992 · FAR 21.29 and Part 27 dated 2 October 1964 Amendment 27-1 thru 27-24 with exceptions; FAR 36 Amdt 36-1 through 36-20; Transport Canada Special Conditions; Equivalent Safety Findings. · MTOW 2,019 kg · 6 passengers · Allison Model 250-C30P with Bendix Gas Producer Fuel Control DP-V1. Engine Type Certificate No. E1GL. · 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 206L manuals and documents
- Rotorcraft Flight Manual Supplement (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook
- Bell 206L-1 Long Ranger II Performance And Operations Handbook (PDF, opens in a new tab)Performance · 1999 · 36 pages
- Instructions for Continued Airworthiness Dual Cargo Hook System (PDF, opens in a new tab)Maintenance · 2019
- 400W Series Instructions for Continued Airworthiness Bell 206L Series (PDF, opens in a new tab)Maintenance · 2017
- Exhaust Duct R&o – 206L Instructions For Continuing Airworthiness (PDF, opens in a new tab)Maintenance · 2017
- Bell 206L1/C30, L-3, L-4 IBF Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (PDF, opens in a new tab)Maintenance · 2013
- Maintenance Manual Volume 1 General Information (PDF, opens in a new tab)Maintenance · 2009
- Alert Service Bulletin 206L-26-193 (PDF, opens in a new tab)Service bulletins · 2026
- Interagency Aviation TECH BULLETIN (PDF, opens in a new tab)Service bulletins · 2014
- Service Bulletin (PDF, opens in a new tab)Service bulletins · 2010
- Alert Service Bulletin 206L-08-150 (PDF, opens in a new tab)Service bulletins · 2008
- BELL 206L-1 Model Guide (PDF, opens in a new tab)Model guide · 2026
- BELL 206L-3 Model Guide (PDF, opens in a new tab)Model guide · 2026
- BELL 206L-4 Model Guide (PDF, opens in a new tab)Model guide · 2026
From 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.
- A month
- $6,712
- A flight hour, all in
- $805
- Flying (fuel and reserve)
- $0
- Fixed
- $0
- Loan
- $80,539
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.