Bell 427
7 for sale, 3 with a US-dollar asking price. Asking prices, not sales.
What does a Bell 427 ask?
Not published
7 for sale now. Asking prices, not sales.
How far does a Bell 427 fly?
The 427’s book range is 350 nm, about 2 h 32 min at 138 kt.
Still air, no reserves; catalog confidence high.
What does a Bell 427 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. 2006–2008: 3 for sale, 2 priced.
The figures by year
| Year | For sale | Priced | Median ask | Low–high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | — | $3,200,000–$3,200,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | — | $1,250,000–$1,250,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | — | $899,000–$899,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
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.
- 427350 nm · 138 kt cruise · high confidence
The Bell 427 in brief
7 Bell 427 listings are for sale across the sites Sprinkle reads as of Nov 12, 2026, built 2003–2009.
The middle half were built 2005–2007.
How the Bell 427 performs
By the catalog, the fastest variant cruises at 138 knots.
The longest book range across its variants is 350 nautical miles: still air, no reserves.
It seats up to 7 passengers.
Buying a Bell 427
The middle half of those that publish airframe time show 1,577–7,202 hours, from 6 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 427
- Manufacturer
- Bell, United States
- Category
- Helicopter
- Variants in the catalog
- 1: 427
- Passengers, at most
- 7
- 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.
- 350 nm
- Cruise speed, fastest
- 138 kt
- The highest altitude at which the aircraft can still climb at 100 feet per minute. Most trips cruise well below it.
- 16,000 ft
- The heaviest the aircraft is certified to weigh at takeoff, with people, bags and fuel on board.
- 2,900 kg (6,393 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 427 fleet
- Registered fleet
- 47
- Median age
- 23 years
- Registration changes, past 12 months
- 0
- Most built in the
- 2000s
From the national aircraft registers Sprinkle reads. Read Nov 12, 2026.
Bell 427 type certificates
- 427 FAA R00001RC
- approved Jan 24, 2000 · FAR part 27, dated February 1, 1995, amendment 27-1 through 27-31; FAR part 36 Amendment 36-1 through 36-20; FAR part 29 at amendment 29-1 through 29-40 as identified in FAR 27 Appendix C for engine isolation; Equivalent Safety Findings and Special Conditions as listed · MTOW 2,722 kg · 7 passengers · 2 Pratt and Whitney Canada PW207D · 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 427 manuals and documents
- N427PG Status Report Bell Helicopter Textron (PDF, opens in a new tab)Maintenance · 2023
- Alert Service Bulletin 427-21-44 (PDF, opens in a new tab)Service bulletins · 2021
- Alert Service Bulletin 427-11-35 (PDF, opens in a new tab)Service bulletins · 2011
- BELL 427 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.
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- A flight hour, all in
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- Flying (fuel and reserve)
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- Fixed
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- Loan
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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.