Bell 429
20 for sale, 1 with a US-dollar asking price. Asking prices, not sales.
What does a Bell 429 ask?
Not published
20 for sale now. Asking prices, not sales.
How far does a Bell 429 fly?
The 429’s book range is 390 nm, about 2 h 36 min at 150 kt.
Still air, no reserves; catalog confidence medium.
What does a Bell 429 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.
- 429390 nm · 150 kt cruise · medium confidence
The Bell 429 in brief
20 Bell 429 listings are for sale across the sites Sprinkle reads as of Nov 12, 2026, built 2010–2027.
The middle half were built 2014–2021.
How the Bell 429 performs
By the catalog, the fastest variant cruises at 150 knots.
The longest book range across its variants is 390 nautical miles: still air, no reserves.
It seats up to 7 passengers.
Buying a Bell 429
The middle half of those that publish airframe time show 950–3,202 hours, from 9 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 429
- Manufacturer
- Bell, United States
- Category
- Helicopter
- Variants in the catalog
- 1: 429
- 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.
- 390 nm
- Cruise speed, fastest
- 150 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.
- 3,100 kg (6,834 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 429 fleet
- Registered fleet
- 511
- Median age
- 11 years
- Registration changes, past 12 months
- 20
- Most built in the
- 2010s
From the national aircraft registers Sprinkle reads. Read Nov 12, 2026.
Bell 429 manuals and documents
- Document AFM-AM429-008 Instructions For Continued Airworthiness (PDF, opens in a new tab)Maintenance · 2011
- Technical Bulletin 429-20-64 (PDF, opens in a new tab)Service bulletins · 2020
- BELL 429 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
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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.