Bell 230
5 for sale, 0 with a US-dollar asking price. Asking prices, not sales.
What does a Bell 230 ask?
Not published
5 for sale now. Asking prices, not sales.
How far does a Bell 230 fly?
The 230’s book range is 690 nm, about 1 h 37 min at 425 kt.
Still air, no reserves; catalog confidence medium.
What does a Bell 230 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 →Too few US-dollar asking prices to chart this model by year.
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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.
- 230690 nm · 425 kt cruise · medium confidence
The Bell 230 in brief
5 Bell 230 listings are for sale across the sites Sprinkle reads as of Nov 12, 2026, built 1992–1994.
The middle half were built 1992–1994.
How the Bell 230 performs
By the catalog, the fastest variant cruises at 425 knots.
The longest book range across its variants is 690 nautical miles: still air, no reserves.
It seats up to 8 passengers.
Buying a Bell 230
Too few US-dollar asking prices to give a range yet.
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 230
- Manufacturer
- Bell, United States
- Category
- Helicopter
- Variants in the catalog
- 1: 230
- Passengers, at most
- 8
- 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.
- 690 nm
- Cruise speed, fastest
- 425 kt
- The highest altitude at which the aircraft can still climb at 100 feet per minute. Most trips cruise well below it.
- 49,000 ft
- The heaviest the aircraft is certified to weigh at takeoff, with people, bags and fuel on board.
- 11,100 kg (24,471 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 230 fleet
- Registered fleet
- 22
- Median age
- 32 years
- Registration changes, past 12 months
- 2
- Most built in the
- 1990s
From the national aircraft registers Sprinkle reads. Read Nov 12, 2026.
Bell 230 type certificates
- 230 FAA H9SW
- approved Mar 12, 1992 · FAR Part 29 dated February 1, 1965, (Transport Category A & B) amendment 29-1 through 29-9 plus specified amendments and exemptions as detailed in text. · MTOW 3,810 kg · 2 Allison 250C30G/2 · 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 230 manuals and documents
- Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (PDF, opens in a new tab)Maintenance · 2011
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
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- A flight hour, all in
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- Flying (fuel and reserve)
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- Fixed
- $0
- Loan
- $0
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.