Bell 505
35 for sale, 10 with a US-dollar asking price. Asking prices, not sales.
What does a Bell 505 ask?
$1,880,000 is the median of 10 US-dollar asking prices; the middle half ask $1,520,000–$2,297,500.
35 for sale now. Asking prices, not sales.
How far does a Bell 505 fly?
Not published
What does a Bell 505 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. 2017–2019: 12 for sale, 4 priced.
The figures by year
| Year | For sale | Priced | Median ask | Low–high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | — | $1,100,000–$1,100,000 |
| 2018 | 7 | 3 | — | $1,250,000–$1,595,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | — | $1,600,000–$1,600,000 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | — | $2,290,000–$2,290,000 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | — | $2,160,000–$2,350,000 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | — | $2,300,000–$2,300,000 |
| 2027 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Medians from 5 priced aircraft up. Asks outside 0.6–1.6× their year's median are left out.
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The Bell 505 in brief
35 Bell 505 listings are for sale across the sites Sprinkle reads as of Nov 12, 2026, built 2017–2027.
The middle half were built 2018–2025.
How the Bell 505 performs
It seats up to 4 passengers.
Buying a Bell 505
The middle half of US-dollar asks run $1,520,000–$2,297,500, around a median of $1,880,000, from 10 priced listings. Asking prices, not sales.
The middle half of those that publish airframe time show 150–345 hours, from 16 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 505
- Manufacturer
- Bell, United States
- Category
- Helicopter
- Variants in the catalog
- 1: 505
- Passengers, at most
- 4
- 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.
- Not published
- Cruise speed, fastest
- Not published
- The highest altitude at which the aircraft can still climb at 100 feet per minute. Most trips cruise well below it.
- Not published
- The heaviest the aircraft is certified to weigh at takeoff, with people, bags and fuel on board.
- 1,670 kg (3,682 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 505 fleet
- Registered fleet
- 593
- Median age
- 4 years
- Registration changes, past 12 months
- 28
- Most built in the
- 2020s
From the national aircraft registers Sprinkle reads. Read Nov 12, 2026.
Bell 505 type certificates
- 505 FAA R00008RD
- approved Jun 1, 2017 · Title 14 CFR part 27, dated October 2, 1964, amendment 27-1 through 27-47; Title 14 CFR part 36 Amendment 36-1 through 36-30; Equivalent Safety Findings · MTOW 2,030 kg · 4 passengers · 1 Safran (Turbomeca) Arrius 2R · 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 505 manuals and documents
- Rotorcraft Flight Manual (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 2020
- Bear Paw, Kit Flight Manual Supplement (PDF, opens in a new tab)Flight manual supplement · 2018
- EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Bell 505 (PDF, opens in a new tab)Checklist · 2023
- NORMAL CHECKLIST Bell 505 (PDF, opens in a new tab)Checklist · 2023
- 505 Crew Headset, Hanger Instructions for Continuing Airworthiness (PDF, opens in a new tab)Maintenance · 2022
- Technical Bulletin 505-20-26 (PDF, opens in a new tab)Service bulletins · 2021
- Alert Service Bulletin 505-20-17 (PDF, opens in a new tab)Service bulletins · 2020
- Technical Bulletin 505-20-23 (PDF, opens in a new tab)Service bulletins · 2020
- TECHNICAL BULLETIN xxx-xx-xxx (PDF, opens in a new tab)Service bulletins · 2019
- Alert Service Bulletin 505-18-09 (PDF, opens in a new tab)Service bulletins · 2018
- BELL 505 JET RANGER X Model Guide (PDF, opens in a new tab)Model guide · 2026
- BELL 505 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
- $13,942
- A flight hour, all in
- $1,673
- Flying (fuel and reserve)
- $0
- Fixed
- $0
- Loan
- $167,307
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.